The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is to pay a visit to Sofia on 8 April to present, personally, the EU’s assessment of Bulgaria’s recovery and resilience plan, the Bulgarian government has announced.
Together with PM Kiril Petkov she will visit projects included in the plan, in which more than 100 investments and reforms are set down. It envisages digital administrative services, improvement of transparency and competitiveness in public procurement procedures, grants for businesses and financial instruments in support of industrial parks, significant investments in infrastructure, such as high-speed rail transport, the purchase of new trains, the construction of an air transport emergency medical service, access to fast Internet in sparsely populated areas etc.
"After today's vote for Speaker of the National Assembly, ''We Continue the Change'' (PP) demanded the resignations of Daniel Lorer and Yavor Bozhankov", the party's co-chairman Kiril Petkov wrote on Facebook. Silvi Kirilov, nominated by "There..
In a record-long session lasting 18 days, Bulgarian MPs made a seventh failed attempt to elect a speaker of the National Assembly. After several breaks and a re-vote for the oldest MP, Silvi Kirilov from “There Is Such a People" (ITN), only a few..
The leader of “МРФ – New Beginning” Delyan Peevski has expressed his readiness to take the post of prime minister. “When we are the first party, I will form a government,” he said on the sidelines of the National Assembly. “If the Bulgarians give..
According to unofficial information, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU has drafted a decision for the full admission of Bulgaria and..
The U.S. Department of State today released the data for the refused type B visas for the financial year 2024. For Bulgaria, this percentage is 6.02%,..
The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) presented its annual awards for professional achievements in the field of tourism. The Bulgarian..
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