"The mission of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is to contribute to the development of world science in accordance with the human values, national traditions and interests and to assist the accumulation of the spiritual values of the nation and its welfare. ... In conformity with this mission the main strategic objective of BAS is as follows: To ensure and maintain the highest possible level of science, interdisciplinarity, international competitiveness and high national self-confidence in agreement with the needs of the socio-economic and spiritual development of the Bulgarian society and with the European and world trends of the organization of scientific research. In order to achieve this objective it is necessary to: STRONG To support the development of the Bulgarian society; STRONG To integrate intensively into the European programmes and structures; STRONG To develop opportunities for scientific communication; STRONG To maintain the high level of qualification of Bulgarian scientists; * To decrease the brain-drain without affecting the mobility of scientists. etc." Source: BAS-Website, as accessed in March 2014.