EC still no official decision on the operational programs

EC still no official decision on compliance under the operational programs at this stage can not speak for the loss of evrofinansirane. This was announced by the EC for BNR. EC experts are currently analyzing data from documents submitted by Bulgaria and held a month ago, our expert mission, said a representative of the Directorate for Regional Policy. Special representative stressed that now is not a word about losing money and that the EC’s intention is to work a partnership with the Bulgarian authorities while together achieving such conformity assessments, which will make possible the granting of interim payments being withheld. They provided the bulk of money for our country or around 6 billion. A year ago, the committee rejected the conformity assessment for all 7 programs and operating them back for rewriting. Days before the election reinstate the previous government documents already processed by 5 programs – transportation, competitiveness, administrative capacity, human resource and technical assistance. Informally by the EC claim that they have serious weaknesses that were reported and the mission a month ago and that most of them were again related to administrative capacity and the special information system should ensure that management and control of each project transparent and according to EU rules. The formal decision of the committee would do so in September or October, to work with the Bulgarian authorities for the successful utilization of the money will continue and before then, reassured by the EC. From there, recalled that in the meantime expect the new government to bring to conformity assessment for the remaining two operational programs, which have provided the most funds – regional development and environment, and they hope they can be corrected. Meanwhile, Bulgarian EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, which yesterday warned of the danger Borisov premiere of a new delay of interim payments, told National Radio that the issue rests not only money but also to trust. Meglena Kuneva: „Here it is a demonstration of skill, maturity of the country have accumulation of delays – should have the capacity and ability to work in a national consensus and efforts of all things in Bulgaria to start to change faster because I really patience is exhausted. “ Bulgaria hopes to see positive results from the European Commission on four operational programs evrofinansirane. This was announced by Foreign Minister Rumyana Geleva during the official presentation of their political office.

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