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European Commissionersfor Regional Policy, Polish, Pawel Samecki during a hearing by the Regional Policy Committee of the European Parliament in Brussels. Photo by BGNES
The European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Pawe? Samecki, is on an official visit in Bulgaria Thursday and Friday.
Samecki is in the country to assess the impact of the EU’s cohesion policy in Sofia and Gabrovo regions.
Before his visit, the Commissioner stated: “Bulgaria has every opportunity to make the best use of the EUR 9,5 B of EU investments available until 2013. In my view the authorities have recently taken appropriate actions to tackle problems and I congratulate them for the willingness they have demonstrated to meet challenges head-on. The selection of good projects, stable and competent management, and good control systems are crucial to ensure the maximum impact of EU assistance for the Bulgarian people."
On Thursday Samecki is meeting with Prime Minister Borisov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Simeon Djankov, Regional Development and Public Works Minister, Rosen Plevneliev, Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister, Traicho Traikov, Transport, Information Technology and Communication Minister, Aleksandar Tsvetkov, and the Minister of Environment and Water, Nona Karadzhova
Also on Thursday, the Commissioner, accompanied by Borisov, will see the latest construction works on the new section of Line 2 of the Sofia metro, connecting the “Nadezhda” district with the “Cherni Vrah” Boulevard via the Central Station. The project has received EUR 157 M in EU funding out of a total cost of EUR 320 M.
Samecki will then make a site visit to the Lyulin Highway, scheduled for completion at the end of 2010. He will complete his program in Sofia with a speech at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, focusing on the way in which the cohesion policy can help transform the economy and contribute to good governance in Bulgaria.
On the second day of his visit, the Commissioner will be in Gabrovo (North Central Region). After an official welcome by city mayor Tomislav Donchev, the Commissioner will see the Ivan Gyuzelev high-school, one of 170 secondary and primary schools which have received EU assistance to upgrade their infrastructure and improve energy efficiency.
Samecki will also visit businesses which have received EU support and see the Etar architectural-ethnographic complex.
Projects supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and by the Cohesion Fund in 2007-13 are progressing in Bulgaria, with over EUR 1 B (23% of available funding) already allocated. However, projects funded under the former Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (ISPA) are behind schedule. Only 30% of payments have been processed to date and Bulgaria risks losing a significant part of its EUR 880 M ISPA allocation if it fails to use the funding by 31 December 2010.
Bulgaria has been allocated EUR 9,5 billion in EU funding for 2007 to 2013: EUR 3,2 B from the European Regional Development Fund, EUR 2,3 B from the Cohesion Fund, EUR 1,2 B from the European Social Fund, EUR 2,6 B from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, and EUR 179 M for territorial cooperation.
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