European Regional Development Fund

The construction of the first section of the Sofia Northern Speed Tangent (SNST) motorway starts Wednesday.

The SNST, also known as the Sofia Northern Bypass, is a 2x3 motorway shortcutting the Sofia Ring Road north of the city. It is to reduce congestion and traffic through the Sofia City center and improve urban mobility and safety.

EU Commissioner on Regional Policy Corina Cre?u has approved the new Interreg trans border program, aimed at assisting 15 border regions across Bulgaria and Romania to create better living, studying and work conditions for their citizens. It will also focus on making the locations more attractive for investments.

The European Commission has approved a project for the upgrade of fire fighting services under Operational Program Regional Development 2007-2013.

Explanatory Screening on Serbia's regional policy starts

The Explanatory Screening for Chapter 22 is scheduled to start in Brussels on Wednesday.

BELGRADE/BRUSSELS - The explanatory screening for Chapter 22 is scheduled to start in Brussels on Wednesday tabling regional policy and coordination of structural instruments comprising the regulations on planning and implementation of the EU cohesion policy and realization of the Europe 2020 strategic goals by means of European structural and investment funds.

Prosecutors of the General Prosecution Office closed the file in which National Liberal Party (PNL) leader Klaus Iohannis was charged by the National Integrity Agency (ANI) with conflict of interest in administrative and criminal matters.

Bulgaria's 2014-2020 Partnership Agreement with the European Commission has been concluded.

The EC press office issued an official confirmation Thursday that the PA drafted by the former socialist-led government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski had been approved.

Undersea tourism routes will connect Bulgaria's Kaliakra to Romania's Constanta under the Heras project, according to Prof. Atanas Palazov.

A total of 37 Bulgarian companies will present their products at the world's leading industrial fair, Hannover Messe, in the period April 7 – 11, 2014.

Bulgaria's participation is organized by the Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency under a project financed under the European Regional Development Fund via Operational Program Competitiveness 2007-2013.

By Eleni Varvitsioti

The European Commission said on Thursday that it has approved three significant investments to help get Greece thoroughly into the digital age with money from the European Regional Development Fund totaling 389.4 million euros.