Boyko Borissov

Participants at Sofia Conference Confirm the Role of Cohesion Policy as a Key Investment Instrument in Europe

The importance of cohesion policy as an investment instrument in Europe was reaffirmed at a high-level conference on "EU cohesion policy: post-2020 perspectives for convergence and sustainable regions", which took place on 8 June 2018 in Sofia.

Bulgarian MPs Revive Belene Nuclear Plant Project

The Bulgarian parliament on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favour of dropping the moratorium on the construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant, NPP.

A total of 172 out of 240 MPs supported the proposal by the ruling GERB party of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov which gives Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova the mandate to restart the process of seeking potential investors.

Lukoil is Considering Building a Complex in Burgas for nearly EUR 1 Billion

Lukoil plans to build a complex for the production of polypropylene on the territory of "Neftochim" in Burgas, Vagit Alekperov, president and co-owner of the Russian company, told the RNB business magazine, calling the facility "a small petrochemical complex" and "modernization of the old production" without specifying the amount of the investment.

PM Borisov Informed the Representatives of EU Countries about his Latest Visits

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has informed EU diplomats about the talks he made during his recent visits abroad, the press service of the cabinet said.

Borisov had a meeting with the Permanent Representatives of the governments of the EU member states, where he said that:

Enlargement Stays off Agenda at Sofia Summit

Much work is to be done before the EU can take in new members. That was the main message that resonated through Sofia's National Palace of Culture on Thursday, as EU and Western Balkan leaders met for the long-awaited summit.

French President Emmanuel Macron echoed this, saying that he did not favour movement before "we have all certainties and genuine reforms made".

EIB Confirms Support for Western Balkans on the Path towards EU Integration

  • A Bank delegation led by President Werner Hoyer participated in the Western Balkans Summit in Sofia
  • The EIB and Serbia signed a Memorandum of Understanding reconfirming the Bank's support for key connectivity infrastructure, digitalisation, rural development, energy safety and urban transport

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