More than EUR 6 M will be channeled to 32 small and medium-sized enterprises from the cross-border region of Bulgaria and Türkiye for upscaling energy efficiency and the transition to circular economy. For the first time, the cooperation programme between the two countries provides direct support for the local business.

The Strategy Board (SB) of the Territorial Strategy (TS), part of the Bulgaria-Türkiye Programme, came together on its 6-th meeting in Karnobat, Bulgaria. The forum gathered key representatives from both countries that focused on the progress and future implementation of the TS.

The first training from the Strategic project of the Bulgaria-Türkiye programme took place in Edirne, Türkiye. The project activity was on improving the professional capacity and skills of the staff of the law enforcement departments responsible for inland detected illegal migration in the cross-border region.