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Bulgaria Participates in 12 Programmes Worth Over EUR 1.2 Bln - Regional Development Minister

Sofia, October 13 (BTA) - In the new programming period Bulgaria
 participates in 12 programmes for transborder and regional
cooperation with a total budget of over 1.2 billion euro,
Regional Development and Public Works Minister Liliyana Pavlova
said here Tuesday. She was speaking at a conference on European
regional cooperation in Bulgaria.

Tuesday also saw the official start of programmes for the new
programming period.

Pavlova said that the important thing for the government is to
support the most underdeveloped regions in this country and the
programmes for transborder cooperation help do this.

These programmes aim to improve infrastructure and intercultural
 exchange.

Pavlova underscored that none of the funding available under
these programme was lost during the past programming period.