Bulgaria has asked to withdraw its request to the European Commission for the second payment under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Commission confirmed to BNR. The request was submitted yesterday following coordination with the Commission, reported BNR’s correspondent in Brussels Angelina Piskova.
Yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev said that the government would withdraw the request for a second payment of EUR 653 million, submitted in October 2023, rework it and submit it again. In this way, the government will try to save the funds from the second tranche, which appeared lost several months ago. The Commission confirmed that on April 16, Bulgaria submitted a request for revision of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Sofia also seeks to add a chapter to the plan related to the REPowerEU mechanism.
The 122 nd anniversary of the outbreak of the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie uprising will be marked on 2 August in the locality Predela with a flower and wreath laying ritual at the monument Ilinden. Razlog municipality has announced that the ritual will..
In the village of Slaveyno near Smolyan, the Union of Thracian Societies in Bulgaria is organizing a National Gathering-Pilgrimage on August 2 and 3. The festival is dedicated to the 122nd anniversary of the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising and the 145th..
On Saturday minimum temperatures will range between 15 and 23° C., for Sofia 15° C. During the day the weather will be predominantly sunny, cumulus clouds will form around and after midday. There will be rain and thunder mostly in the mountain..
On Saturday minimum temperatures will range between 15 and 23° C., for Sofia 15° C. During the day the weather will be predominantly sunny, cumulus..
Minister of Tourism Miroslav Borshosh has met with mayors from the Black Sea municipalities and the regional governor of Burgas to outline a common..
The base interest rate in the country is being reduced to 1.82% as of 1 August 2025, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has announced. The reduction is..
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