10.12.2021

THE EC POSTPONED THE EVALUATION OF BULGARIA'S RECOVERY PLAN

The European Commission has approved a second one-month extension of the deadline for assessing Bulgaria's economic recovery plan. This was announced by a spokesman for the commission at a press conference in response to a question.

It is usual to have a dialogue with the countries on the presented plans, but I will not go into details, because the EC does not have this habit, the spokesman explained. The EC initially approved a one-month extension of the deadline for submitting the Bulgarian plan. We have now agreed on another month's postponement, the spokesman said.

Thus, the commission gives a total of two additional months to evaluate the plan, which provides an opportunity to clear all issues, to exchange additional information, he added.

The extension of the deadline for evaluating the plans is provided for in EU rules, the spokesman said.

The plan was submitted to the Commission on 15 October, and the evaluation period is generally two months and expires on 15 December.