site.bta2024 Best Year for Vidin Region in Terms of EU Funding
2024 was one of the most successful years for Vidin Region in terms of EU funding, Regional Information Centre expert Tsvetomir Tsenkov said at the local conference within BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project at the BTA National Press Club here on Tuesday.
Tsenkov noted that with the funds received under the Recovery and Resilience Plan in 2024, Vidin Region concluded 92 contracts with businesses, farmers, municipalities and schools worth over BGN 91 million. With EU funding, Vidin Municipality has concluded 109 contracts worth over BGN 107 million. Grant funding of over BGN 93 million will be attracted under these contracts.
He emphasized that the numbers are important, but the effect on overcoming inequalities and ensuring progress matters most. For instance, the main education infrastructure project has transformed Vidin's two schools, upgrading the town's education system into a European one. The project will be presented during the Europe in My Region campaign of the Regional Information Centre, Tsenkov said.
Through the Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project, BTA aims to raise public awareness and foster open dialogue about cohesion policy, local achievements, and the implementation of the EU's policy priorities. The project kicked off with a conference in Veliki Preslav in November 2024. Until September 2025, BTA will host discussions at its press clubs in the following cities: Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Dobrich, Kazanlak, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Razgrad, Ruse, Samokov, Svishtov, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Troyan, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shumen, and Yambol. Cross-border conferences will be held in Belgrade, Bosilegrad, Bucharest, Edirne, Skopje, and Thessaloniki. The project builds on the Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future and Europe in Bulgaria: A Common Future projects, implemented by BTA in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
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