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Producers of the traditional Bulgarian oil-bearing species of rose will receive additional support via compensatory payments under the Rural Development Program 2014-2020 for the first time, according to Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva.

A mission of the European Commission will be ariving in Bulgaria in order to inspect the quality of milk produced in the country, the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) reported.

Plamen Mollov, Executive Director of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA), has been dismissed at the proposal of Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva.

Mollov was removed from office on Friday by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.

Operational Program Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 2014-2020 will be sent to the European Commission for approval by end-June, according to Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva.

Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva announced on Thursday that there were plans for restructuring and closure of agencies, which were under the authority of the ministry.

Taneva revealed that apart from the lay-offs and the optimisation of personnel, which were ongoing in the ministry at present, certain bills will be presented for general discussion in a week.

Bulgaria will be able to invest over EUR 2 B in the modernization of agricultural holdings and the development of rural areas by 2020, according to Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva.

Bulgaria will have to return EUR 248 M to the European Commission under the Rural Development Program 2007-2013, according to Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva.

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