The number of the current 6 planning regions in Bulgaria will not be reduced. The planning regions are the main territorial units which will be used during the absorption of the EU funds during the next programming period 2021-2027. Following negotiations with Eurostat, the Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works announced that the current territorial scope of the planning regions will be kept. Three options for changes were developed, because the population in Bulgaria’s Northwest and Central North regions fell below 800,000 people. The three north planning regions in Bulgaria are among the least developed in the EU. Therefore, they need sectoral policies and European financing which would help the local municipalities revive these regions.
Until the average income of the population reaches 80% of the European average, we should not enter the euro area. Inflation goes along with it and there must be some reserves, Georgi Kadiev, former Deputy Minister of Finance, part of..
There are four times as many people dying of brain stroke in Bulgaria compared to other EU countries , according to a 2021 report by the European Commission. In 2023, 45,000 brain stroke patients were registered in Bulgaria, of which more than..
Bulgaria is hosting the international forum on the Cyrillic alphabet "Alphabet. Language. Identity" where more than 30 scholars from 12 countries are taking part. At the opening of the event in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, President..
Ivan Ivanov, chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, announced that a decision would be taken today on how to compensate green energy..
During the next 24 hours, cumulus clouds will develop again over the western half of the country. At night, there will be short-term..
At the European Council, Bulgaria will insist on including a text on the Republic of North Macedonia in the adoption of the conclusions of the meeting ,..
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