Bulgaria Received Over BGN 1 B from EU in 2008

Politics » BULGARIA IN EU | July 29, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00

For the first seven months of the year 2008, Bulgaria has received BGN 1,297 B from the European Funds, according to statements coming from Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski.

At the same time the country had made a deposit of BGN 392 M in those funds. It is expected that by the end of the year Bulgaria would deposit another BGN 650 M.

According to the Finance Minister, Bulgaria cannot yet afford to become a net donor of the European Union (EU).

At the same time, Transportation Minister Petar Mutafchiev once again firmly denied that the funds from the EU operational program "Transportation " have been blocked.

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