Sustainable development

The Committee of the Public Works Contractors’ Engineering Fund (TMEDE), has released the 7th Annual Report on the Financial Statements of TMEDE, which covers the period of operation of the Fund from 01.01.2023 to 31.12.2023.

As mentioned in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Report 2024, "In 2023, only 65 percent of countries had fully funded and implemented national statistical plans." In low and lower-middle-income countries only 35% have sufficient funding for national statistical plans.

The Bulgarian Parliament has approved amendments to the Accounting Law, mandating that enterprises include a sustainability report in their activity reports. This new requirement, effective for the 2024 accounting year, aims to provide a comprehensive view of corporate sustainability by analyzing both financial and socio-economic impacts of a company's activities.

The number of protected, so-called "untrodden," beaches has been expanded by 40 to a total of 238, the Environment Ministry has said.

War and funding shortfalls have hampered progress toward the United Nations' flagship development goals which include action to combat climate change, the organization's Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday.

Bulgaria is significantly delayed in implementing its Recovery and Sustainability Plan, according to the 2024 report from the European Commission. The plan, valued at 5.689 billion euros in grants, has so far seen only one payment of 1.37 billion euros, which is 24% of the total amount.

The Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) has launched its campaign with the aim of expanding tourism activities year-round to the country's 81 provinces.

"With the 'Century of Tourism' project, we set a goal of increasing our country's share of tourism even higher," said Firuz Bağlıkaya, the president of the association.

University students in the southern province of Antalya, a popular tourism hub, have projected the future of the city using artificial intelligence to draw attention to unsustainable tourism practices.

Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni on Monday underlined the main goal of the ministry's strategy, addressing an event about the exhibition on American photographer and philhellene Robert McCabe at the Acropolis Museum.

Greece stands out in categories of luxury, sustainability, and facilities suitable for families