Atanas Pekanov
European Funds Minister: Bulgaria to Receive BGN 3.7 Billion in the Coming Months from the Recovery Plan
"We must do better and only then will we receive this important financial resource from the Recovery and Resilience Plan. More than BGN 3.7 billion will come in the coming months, we will try to unlock these funds". This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister for the management of European funds, Atanas Pekanov.
Heating Bills can Jump in Cost by a Double-Digit Percentage
CITUB leader Plamen Dimitrov predicts double-digit growth in the percentage of heating bills this winter in an interview with Nova News.
"In terms of the price of electricity, households will be protected, but in terms of gas, they will not be. Probably the heating bills will increase by a double-digit percentage," Dimitrov said.
Bulgaria Must Present Clear-cut Plan to Close Coal-fueled Power Plants - European Commission
The European Commission wants a clear plan from Bulgaria to close its coal-fired power plants and ensure that European funding for the regions does not go only to the capital, Sofia. These are the two conditions set by Brussels for consideration of the Bulgarian Recovery Plan and the Partnership Agreement for the 2021-2027 period.
Bulgarian Recovery Plan Published for Discussion
The revised Plan for Recovery and Sustainability of Bulgaria has already been published for public discussion, Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said.
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Sofia EU-funding Will Be Cut Says Deputy PM Pekanov
A working meeting with the Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova and her team was held in the Council of Ministers on June 29. "We addressed the problems we find in the distribution of European funds in the country, which directly affects its development," caretaker Deputy Prime Minister for European Funds Atanas Pekanov said.
Bulgaria: Caretaker Cabinet Decided to Give Another Brush to Recovery and Resilience Plan
The caretaker government decided to further detail about 50% of the existing projects under the Recovery Plan and to register new significant projects and reforms, announced Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Funds Management Atanas Pekanov during the government's briefing on Tuesday, June 15.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev Creates Strategic Council
President Rumen Radev has set up a strategic council, an advisory body to the president tasked with drawing up strategic documents, positions, opinions, analyses, etc., the presidential press office said. The council will be chaired by Ivo Hristov, Chief of the Cabinet to the President, while deputy chairperson will be Nevin Feti, presidential adviser on legal affairs.