We will continue to implement the economic priorities around our common efforts for Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen, the euro area and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This was said by the Minister of Economy and Industry Bogdan Bogdanov during the presentation of the report and objectives of the different departments in the Council of Ministers. ‘A key priority for the ministry is to continue the positive growth of the country’s economy,’ Bogdanov added.
Bogdanov pointed out that the structuring of two new industrial zones has started, reducing the administrative burden for businesses and facilitating access to the Bulgarian labour market for third-country nationals.
‘We are actively working on providing the best conditions for the Bulgarian defence industry to ensure our national and allied capabilities, but also to implement the necessary support for Ukraine,’ the minister said.
He pointed out that the transformation of the state-owned companies to the Ministry of Economy and Industry and is continuing. ‘After we managed to recover not a small part of the prepaid money, we recovered a drawn loan and released the enterprises that were pledged under it, now we are already thinking about the development of specific enterprises,’ he stressed.
Among the tasks that have not been fully implemented, the minister pointed to the reform of the Consumer Protection Commission, which aims to give Bulgarian consumers an institution to believe in and protect their interest.