Bulgarian-Polish cooperation has huge potential - from mechanical engineering and the furniture industry to the IT sector and tourism

Business cooperation between Bulgaria and Poland is strengthening every year, with industry and agriculture being the sectors where the greatest scope for development of relations is observed. This was said by the Chairman of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Tsvetan Simeonov during a Bulgarian-Polish business forum held in Sofia this week jointly with the Chamber of Commerce of Bialystok, Poland.

"Bulgaria has taken very serious steps to deepen cooperation with the European Union, we are a member of Schengen, which is a great success, because now without any obstacles Polish companies can come by land, air or water transport," said Simeonov, adding that the same applies to Bulgarian business, since our country has entered the Schengen area together with Romania.

According to the Chairman of the BCCI, the adoption of the euro from January 1, 2026 will improve access to credit for Bulgarian companies, since as a result of membership in the eurozone, commercial banks will release a significant part of their mandatory reserves that they currently maintain. This will make loans for businesses cheaper and more accessible.

Simeonov shared that the expectations for the economy for next year are towards an improvement in the economic situation, with companies seeing an obstacle to business in the increasing remuneration of employees due to the current mechanism for determining the minimum wage in our country.

Witold Karczewski, former chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Bialystok, addressed the participants of the forum and shared that Polish-Bulgarian relations are friendly and our regions have many opportunities for cooperation - from mechanical engineering and the furniture industry to the IT sector and tourism. He also drew attention to the mutual interest of the two markets, noting that Polish products such as meat, sugar and tomatoes are already offered in Bulgaria, while our country remains a preferred tourist destination for many Poles who not only have their vacation on the Black Sea coast, but also invest in real estate.

"We would like to invite Bulgarian entrepreneurs to visit our region to see that it is a great place not only for tourism, but also for business. Our goal is to build a stable partnership network between companies from both countries," Karczewski also said.

The forum was also attended by Anna Janiszewska-Fracek, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Sofia. In her speech, she described the forum as an important step towards deepening economic ties between Bulgaria and Poland and creating new partnerships between entrepreneurs from both countries.

The economic and investment environment in Bulgaria was presented by the Secretary General of the Bulgarian Investment Agency – Julian Balchev.

The event continued with active business talks between companies from Poland and Bulgaria.