2024-05-16 20:06:30
The variety of Bulgarian organizations which have utilized for funding from the European Protection Fund (EDF) has doubled in 2023. This was introduced by the Deputy Minister of Economic system and Business Dr. David Sukalinski on the opening of the Nationwide Data Day 2024 on the problems of the Fund, organized by MII. The Deputy Minister added that, in keeping with knowledge from the European Fee, Bulgaria is the nation with the biggest improve in participation in this system for 2023.
“Bulgarian corporations and scientific analysis organizations should not simply actively taking part, however successful European funding and efficiently implementing tasks funded underneath EDF and its predecessors,” mentioned Dr. Sukalinski.
The Deputy Minister of Economic system recalled that within the interval 2021-2022, 14 tasks with the participation of 11 Bulgarian organizations obtained grants underneath this system. This consequence ranks our nation in seventeenth place out of a complete of 27 international locations when it comes to the variety of participations in tasks financed by the Fund. The info for the 12 months 2023 is to be introduced quickly by the EC, however amongst them are additionally tasks with Bulgarian participation that may obtain grant funding from the EDF price range for 2023, the press middle of the ministry introduced.
Deputy Minister Sukalinski emphasised that in 2021-2022, Bulgaria was in 14th place when it comes to the variety of participations of small and medium-sized enterprises in financed tasks. “This proves that our corporations are modern, high-tech, aggressive and adaptable, can absolutely meet the excessive standards and expectations of the EU and are able to taking part as a full-fledged companion in consortia alongside giant worldwide firms,” mentioned the financial deputy. Minister He referred to as on the representatives of the Bulgarian trade, which works within the curiosity of safety and protection, to be much more energetic and to profit from the European Protection Fund.
The European Protection Fund (EDF) is an EU program to advertise the competitiveness and innovation capability of the European protection technological and industrial base. It has a price range of just about €8 billion for the interval 2021-2027, of which €2.7 billion is earmarked for scientific analysis and €5.3 billion for the event of protection merchandise and applied sciences.
Representatives of the Bulgarian protection trade, analysis and tutorial facilities, institutes participated within the Nationwide Data Day 2024 on the problems of the European Protection Fund.