In 2023, the European Investment Fund (EIF) invested 782 million euros in Bulgaria, securing the country a second-place ranking in cohesion investments from the fund. Romania leads with over 2 billion euros, according to a report by the European Investment Bank (EIB).
The overall investments from the EIB group, which includes the EIF, exceeded 1 billion euros in Bulgaria for the year. These funds have primarily been used to enhance the storage of agricultural products and to train personnel in the information technology sector.
The report highlights that Bulgarian ports are increasingly vital for transporting food from Ukraine to global markets, detailing several related projects.
In a broader context, the EIB's cohesion lending in 2023 reached a record high in its 65-year history, with a significant rise in financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps. Notably, funding for climate action and environmental sustainability accounted for 60% of total commitments in cohesion regions.
Last year, the top five beneficiary countries were France, Spain, Poland, Italy, and Greece.
The Romanian government is moving to reshape the country’s economy by shifting the focus from consumption-driven growth to investment-led development, according to Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare.
In 2025, Bulgarian children faced a sharp rise in online harassment and sexual exploitation, according to data released by the National Center for Safer Internet ahead of International Safer Internet Day
Villages surrounding Plovdiv are increasingly hosting Nepalese workers, brought in by local entrepreneurs to address Bulgaria’s persistent labor shortages.
Winter conditions are set to reassert themselves across Bulgaria on Tuesday, February 10, with colder air continuing to spread over the country, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
Authorities have revealed that Ivaylo Ivanov, Decho Vassilev, and Plamen Stattev were found dead in the Petrohan lodge after setting it on fire. This conclusion, presented by the Ministry of Interior and the Prosecutor’s Office, follows the release of thr
Consumer confidence in Bulgaria continued to weaken at the start of 2026, driven entirely by declining sentiment among city residents, according to the latest survey by the National Statistical Institute.
According to POLITICO, the long-delayed Future Combat Air System (FCAS) being developed by France, Germany and Spain is now widely seen by officials in Paris and Berlin as nearing its end.
Bulgarian MEP Radan Kanev said he raised concerns within the EPP group about Bulgaria’s prime minister signing the so-called Charter of the “Board of Peace,” which he described as a personal international structure linked to Donald Trump.
Bulgaria risks returning 143 million euros previously allocated under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) after the National Assembly voted to dissolve the Anti-Corruption Commission
More than four million migrants from non EU countries entered the European Union over the course of a single year, with Bulgaria accounting for just about one percent of that total.
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