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EU Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Cretu Arrives in Bulgaria on 2-Day Visit

EU Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Cretu arrives in Bulgaria on a 2-day visit on May 28.

The visit will focus on investments which the EU makes in the development of the region through its cohesion policy.

In the period 2014-2020, Bulgaria has been allocated EU funding of EUR 7.6 B under the cohesion policy.

Azerbaijan's Heydar Aliyev Foundation Donates BGN 2.5 M for Restoration of Trapezitsa Fortress

Bulgaria has signed an agreement with a delegation of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation on a donation for restoration works at the Trapezitsa Fortress in Veliko Tarnovo.

The fund donated BGN 2.5 M for the restoration and conservation of the fortress so that it could welcome visitors in the following tourist season.

Bulgaria Advertised For Illegal Grizzly Bear Hunting

Bulgarian Tourism Ministry has been advertising hunting of Grizzly bears and American deer, as well as salmon fishing, as announced by the NGO Balkani Wildlife Society, the Bulgarian National Radio reported.

At the Green Days Festival held in Sofia over the past weekend, Bulgaria had been advertised through brochures featuring information on hunting and fishing across the country.

Festival of the Arts Honors International Children's Day

The Festival of the Arts in Sofia will be hosted by the Radisson Blu Grand Hotel in Sofia on May 30 and 31. It is set on bringing joy and entertainment to children on their holiday.

They will get the chance of participating in various artistic activities, including workshops for jewelry making, home decoration, ceramics, sweets and paintings.

Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece agree to share security information

Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece have signed an agreement to allow real-time information-sharing in law enforcement.
 
The agreement for the new Police and Customs Cooperation Joint Contact Center was signed during Turkish Interior Minister Sebahattin Öztürk's official visit to Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, May 25.

Poor Transport, Energy Links Impede Development of SEE Countries - Plevneliev, Pusic

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusic have agreed that poor transport and energy connections in Southeastern Europe are impeding the economic development of the region.

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