A new €110 million call for proposals will support small and medium-sized businesses in Bulgaria’s coal-mining regions, as well as in other municipalities affected by the green transition
The responses from Atanas Pekanov, Deputy Prime Minister for European Funds, date from mid-July and highlight the most pressing issues surrounding the absorption of funds
European funds are already reshaping the economic profile of regions in transition, but the biggest question remains: how can these investments be transformed
The American AES Galabovo Thermal Power Plant is already preparing to cease operations on May 8 – when its contract with the state for the purchase of energy at fixed prices expires
The transformation of Bulgaria’s coal regions is entering a new phase with the planned investment of an additional €123 million under the Just Transition Fund (JTF)
Our country’s joining Finland as a “host country” under the European Union’s Financial Mechanism for Renewable Energy for 2026
We all know that Stara Zagora is the Bulgarian region most affected by the gradual phase-out of coal-fired power generation
For three days this September, Stara Zagora will become a regional career center. Between the 11th and 13th of next month, the city of lime trees will bring together
Some of the public tenders announced in May, or specific positions within them related to the provision of training courses for workers at Maritsa East Mines
Record interest in support for businesses in coal regions – over 2,100 project proposals were submitted under the procedure Diversification and adaptation
The region can become a model for a smart transition, where old energy systems are replaced with higher-value ones
We talked to him in his capacity as a lecturer at the "Opportunities for Entrepreneurship in Stara Zagora" seminar
The opportunities for citizens and businesses in these regions affected by the coal phase-out were presented by Radka Tileva
The event will take place on 12 March 2025 at Vereya Hotel in Stara Zagora.
The Bulgarian company Smart Solar Technologies AD will invest 120 million euros in a factory for the production of solar panels and cells in the village of Elenino, near Stara Zagora
