We discussed with European Council President Antonio Costa how to ensure that the need for greater competitiveness is distributed fairly over the years
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
A total of 24 new contracts worth 14 million euros were signed by Deputy Minister of Regional Development Desislava Georgieva
The new European priorities – defense, innovation, artificial intelligence, and energy security – must not be pursued at the expense of cohesion policy
Bulgarian local authorities have a crucial window of several weeks to secure new funding under the European Cohesion Policy. Until June 17, 2026
Bulgaria will use its rotating presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in 2026 to focus on one of the most pressing issues for citizens
Maintaining the European Union’s strong cohesion policy and Common Agricultural Policy will be a key priority for Bulgaria in the upcoming negotiations on the new long-term EU budget
The European Commission has announced the launch of the new application round for the EUinMyRegion Media Training Trips program
Brussels has officially launched the campaign for the prestigious REGIOSTARS 2026 awards, which recognize the most innovative and impactful projects implemented
The European project COREJIO has been launched to make the topics of just transition and cohesion policy more understandable, accessible, and relevant to people
Even before the Just Transition Mechanism came to be, Czechia had devised its own Restart strategy as a way to figure out a way forward for its three coal regions
The policy-led energy transition in Europe has inclusive aims but is not by default and has uneven effects on different regions and different groups of people
Keeping this important fact in mind, Economic.bg will head out to the 22nd European Week of Regions and Cities, taking place from 7 to 10 October in Brussels
