Elżbieta Bieńkowska

The contribution of entrepreneurship, SMEs, start-ups, and scale-ups to EU's competitiveness will be among the topics to be discussed at an informal meeting of the ministers responsible for Competitiveness (COMPET) - Internal Market and Industry section, Romania's Economy Minister Niculae Badalau said on Friday.

As of today, 'unjustified geo-blocking' on websites across Europe is illegal, ITportal.

Tourism and its role in the economic growth of the European Union is the leading topic of the informal meeting of EU tourism ministers, which is held today in Sofia. The Forum is part of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Special guests include EU Commissioner for Internal Market Elzbieta Bienkowska and UN Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili.

An informal meeting of tourism ministers from the European Union will be held today in Sofia.

The forum will be followed by a high-level tourism and economic growth summit. Parliament Speaker Tsveta Karaiancheva will welcome the guests.

A National Conference on Defence and Aerospace Industry and Research is taking place in Sofia under the patronage of President Rumen Radev, reported BNR.

The forum is the first of its kind within the EU and is dedicated to the new European Defence Fund whose formation is due to be voted by the European Parliament.

BELGRADE - Meeting with European Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska in Belgrade on Thursday, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic expressed the apprehension that messages from Pristina about creating a Greater Albania would threaten regional stability.

BELGRADE - Serbia is carrying out intelligent and ambitious reforms that are producing results, Elzbieta Bienkowska, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, said in Belgrade Thursday.

Bulgaria ranks second in terms of the utilisation of European funds for small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), announced in Sofia European Internal Market Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska. She was a guest at the European Forum dedicated to economic growth and entrepreneurship.

18 Bulgarian deputies in the European Parliament have announced a common position against the planned blockades in Greece and along the border with Bulgaria.