SZREDA was established in 1995 with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and is determined within the meaning of Art. 2 of the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities as a non-profit association for carrying out public benefit activities to achieve the goals and fulfill the tasks listed below.
The main goal of SZREDA is to support the establishment and implementation of mechanisms for managing the processes of successful integration in the European Community of local and regional authorities and businesses in the region by developing policies at a regional and local level aimed at sustainable development and stimulating its economic development.
Members of the Agency are the municipalities of Stara Zagora, Kazanlak, Radnevo, Maglizh, Gurkovo, Nikolaevo, Bratya Daskalovi, Pavel Banya, Opan; Thracian University, Bulgarian-German Center for Vocational Training, Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
SZREDA works on various programs and projects of the European Union, USAID, British, Canadian, Italian and other bilateral programs.
The Agency is a member of the Bulgarian Association of Regional Development Agencies and Business Centers (BARDA) and works in partnership with the Executive Agency for Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises, the Bulgarian Investment Agency, and other institutions and organizations working to support entrepreneurship and economic development. of Stara Zagora region.