The draft Partnership Agreement of the Republic of Bulgaria was sent to the European Commission

The draft Partnership Agreement – the document setting the national priorities which will be funded under the European Structural and Investment Funds in the period 2014 - 2020, was sent to the European Commission for a second round of technical consultations.

The document was elaborated by a workgroup with the participation of a wide range of partners – representatives of local authorities, socio-economic partners, civil society organizations, the academic society and others.

In this version the comments of the European Commission from the first round of technical consultations are covered. It also addresses the contributions received during the public consultation on the document, conducted in the period 23.07 - 07.08.2013.

The final version of the Partnership Agreement will be officially submitted to the European Commission after the Regulations on the European Structural and Investment Funds enter into force and the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2014 - 2020 is approved.

The draft Partnership Agreement and its annexes can be found here .