In a short ceremony today in the conference hall of RTIK, the prizes were awarded to the winners of the essay competition on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the establishment of the Chamber. Arzu Mehmed, Monika Velikova and Yana Peneva received their awards from RTIK Executive Director Milen Dobrev, in the presence of jury representatives from the Municipality of Ruse and Regional Library "Lyuben Karavelov", as well as teachers of the young talents.

Today our city is a fabulous place to live. It has nothing to do with Ruse from 2020. During these 20 years, its name has grown from Little Vienna to the Danube capital of Bulgaria, which is the work of us - many young active Ruthenians and RTIK. From a port of opportunity, we have transformed the Danube capital into a port of successful business ventures. From a city of free spirit, Ruse became a city of... Guess what? City of the entrepreneurial spirit!

I'm thinking... What do I think about the future? It is a change. Chance. New beginning. Inspiration. A game with incomprehensible instructions. Happiness… A collection of a thousand vague things. And that's exactly why it's so tempting to wait with interest. The appearance of the city of Ruse in the future will be completely changed. Things we see in fantasy movies will become reality.

I, Arzu Mehmed, am already 36 years old…. I am the general director of the Bulgarian-German corporation "Schiffe der Zukunft" ("Ships of the Future") from the Bulgarian side. Tonight, I am invited to the solemn ceremony of awarding the "Most successful young industrialist of Ruse" award on the occasion of the chamber's 150th anniversary. I am nominated for this high award by the Board of Directors of the "Ships of the Future" corporation at the suggestion of the executive director from the German side, my colleague Hans Schmidt.

RTIK's essay contest on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the foundation of the chamber enjoys great interest – 38 young people sent works in which they described how they see the city of Ruse 20 years into the future.