1 Billion Leva from the EU: Second Payment under the Recovery Plan

The most important news of the day is undoubtedly related to the financial flows reaching our country from the European Union. The second payment under the Recovery and Resilience Plan, amounting to nearly 1 billion leva, has already been received and approved by the European Commission (EC). The announcement was made to media representatives by Professor Kostadin Angelov, chairman of the parliamentary health commission, after a meeting.

The atmosphere in the hall, as could be felt, was filled with confidence and satisfaction with what had been achieved. Outside, the sun's rays were filtering through the windows, and in the hall itself, the tension of the work and the importance of what was happening could be felt.

"The Recovery and Resilience Plan was ruined, written off, we revived it and thanks to the efforts of the entire government and personally of Deputy Prime Minister Donchev, the second payment is a fact," added Professor Angelov. He emphasized the authorities' ambitions to absorb all the funds provided for Bulgaria by the deadline under the plan.

This development comes after the European Commission announced preliminary approval of Bulgaria's second payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Plan at the beginning of October this year. The amount in question is 653 million euros, and the request was submitted in July. This payment request includes a total of 28 reforms and 12 investments, the European Commission notes.

After a detailed assessment of the request, the Commission found that our country has successfully managed to fulfill 58 of a total of 59 key stages and targets set in the Council of the European Union's implementing decision. This is a significant success, which opens the door to future projects and investments supporting the sustainable development of the country.