In brief
Commissioner Serafin’s two‑day trip to Sofia begins Thursday with talks with Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Finance Minister Galab Donev, followed by a ministerial conference on the next multi‑annual financial framework. On Friday he meets municipal officials, visits the National STEM Centre and the EnduroSat satellite facility, and stresses the need to simplify EU funding procedures.
European Commissioner for Budget Piotr Serafin has arrived in Sofia, Bulgaria, for a two‑day visit scheduled for Thursday and Friday, according to BTA.
On Thursday he will confer with Prime Minister Rumen Radev, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev, and Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov, whom the EU commissioner will also accompany during site visits. The day will open with a conference titled “The Next Multiannual Financial Framework: Priorities and Principles”.
On Friday, Serafin is to meet members of the National Association of the Municipalities to discuss regional aspects of the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework. He will then visit the National STEM Centre in Sofia Tech Park and the laboratory and mission‑control room of EnduroSat, a satellite manufacturer that receives EU funding through the European Innovation Council.
In a statement, Commissioner Serafin cited Russia’s aggression and the war, noting that the next seven‑year budget must address such security concerns.
The visit underlines the EU’s pledge to simplify complex funding procedures, ease administrative burdens, and improve transparency, according to BTA.
