Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Lyudmila Petkova and European Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, discussed the progress of Bulgaria in the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan. At the meeting before today's meeting of the Eurogroup, it became clear that the European Commission will restart the period of evaluation of the implementation of reforms and investments under the second payment under the plan, as well as that Bulgaria can no longer postpone the making of a political decision on the amendments to the Recovery and Resilience Plan. Petkova stated that the caretaker government will take action to discuss and adopt the prepared changes in the Plan related to the decarbonization of the energy sector.
Minister Petkova also pointed out that the draft budget for 2025 will have a deficit of up to 3% of GDP. The commissioner pointed out that it was important not only to fulfill the convergence criteria, but also to preserve the financial stability of the country in the medium term for acceptance into the Eurozone.
Bulgaria's Schengen membership is a great opportunity, but also a challenge. In order to make the most of this opportunity, administrative barriers that hinder the tourism sector must be removed. This was agreed by participants at a meeting on the..
On Thursday minimum temperatures will range from 4° C. to 9 ° C., for Sofia around 5° C. In some parts in Western Bulgaria there will be rain, more significant in the mountain regions. There will be a light, in Eastern Bulgaria to moderate wind..
Seven years after buying the Denny ice cream factory in Veliko Tarnovo, London-based multinational Unilever is closing the plant. The company did not give specific reasons, the Dnevnik website reported. The ice-cream factory will cease operations..
Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar) is conducting its own investigation into the case involving the Vezhen ship, announced Navibulgar CEO Captain..
The Bulgarian Union of Balneology and SPA Tourism is organizing a round table on the topic "Bulgaria in Schengen - Challenges and Opportunities for..
MP Venko Sabrutev from PP-DB told BNT that the convergence report is the document that will determine whether Bulgaria is ready for the..
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