European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen in charge of jobs, growth, investment and competitiveness is currently on a visit to Bulgaria. Joining an international conference about the challenges to the cohesion policy of the European Union the guest said that Bulgaria was among the countries receiving the biggest percentage of financing from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), and that by the end of June 2017 this country had received roughly 1.1 billion euro. Jyrki Katainen explained that the Cohesion Fund planned to invest in Bulgaria 6 billion euro for projects in transport, science, education and regional growth. Regarding Bulgaria’s forthcoming EU Presidency, Katainen remarked that it should give an impetus to work on the next EU financial framework.
The government will provide EUR 19.9 million (BGN 39 million) in additional funding to increase the salaries of academic staff in state universities from 1 January 2024. The decision was made after the lecturers threatened to go on strike on May 20...
The Embassy of Bulgaria in Japan is organising a workshop on Bulgarian embroidery on May 19. The deadline for registration for the event is May 16. This was announced by the Bulgarian diplomatic mission in Tokyo. The event is being organised by..
The gross domestic product grew by 1.7% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period of the previous year, and the gross added value – by 2.2%, the National Statistical Institute has reported. Final consumption..
Household electricity prices could go up by less than 30% as of 1 July, 2024, Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov announced at a briefing at the Ministry..
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot this afternoon after a government meeting in the town of Handlova, about 180 km from Bratislava. A post..
More than two years ago, Russia’s Gazprom Export suspended gas deliveries under the contract with Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz. Russia suspends natural..
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