European Social Fund

Today, bids for exploring good international practices and conducting simulations for electronic remote voting will be open, BGNews reports.

Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the Budget and the Human Resources Kristalina Georgieva visited on Monday the reception center of migrants and refugees center in Elaionas, Athens.

Here are the opening remarks by EU Social Dialogue Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis in the debate on frontloading existing EU funds for investment in Greece:

Honourable Chair, Honourable Members,

EU Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Cre?u has insisted that poverty betrays a systematic error of society that can only be remedied through a holistic approach.

In an interview for the Bulgaria On Air TV channel, Romania's EU Commissioner admits that roads and infrastructure are important, just as the reduction of poverty and social inequalities.

The EC approved on Thursday the Operational Programme Good Governance, which foresees the allocation of EUR 336 M for improving the public administration and transparency of the judiciary in Bulgaria.

The majority of the funds (EUR 286 M) will be provided by the EU budget through the European Social Fund (ESF) for the 2014-2020 programme period.

The centre-left government of Prime Minister Victor Ponta has approved a new five-year strategy designed to bring about the social inclusion of members of the marginalised Roma community.

It aims to address key issues related to education, health, employment and housing for this impoverished section of society.

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.

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.

Bulgaria's Small and Medium Enterprises Agency launched a national registry for the country's SMEs, reports News.bg.

The project costs BGN 400 000 and is funded by the European Social Fund and the Administrative Capacity programme.