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Bulgaria allocates EUR 1.8 million to Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership countries

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Bulgaria will finance 55 projects worth about 1.8 m euros in Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries, the Bulgarian government has decided.

In Serbia the grant will finance projects of non-governmental organizations, the ombudsman institution, educational institutions and small businesses; in Bosnia and Herzegovina funding will go for renovation of kindergartens and for new playgrounds; in Macedonia – for health services and for children with special needs; in Albania – for the Ombudsman's institution.

Financing in Georgia will be allocated to the construction of a multicultural educational center and to the non-governmental sector. In Moldova, schools and a kindergarten will be renovated, and equipment for interactive language classrooms will be purchased in Ukraine. A classroom with modern computer and information technology will be equipped in Armenia.

Funds are provided within the framework of official assistance for development that each EU Member State allocates under the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. 




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