Parliamentary Committees
Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds
The Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds held a hearing on the current state of the EU-funded projects in the “Transport” sector in the country
01/12/2010
On December 1, Mr. Ivaylo Moskovski – Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications presented before the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds the current state of the:
• Projects under the “Transport” Operational Program 2007 – 2013 and the
• Projects under the ISPA Program/Cohesion Fund (Regulation 1164/94) in the “Transport” sector, managed by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications.
Following the highlight of the contracting and payment rates reached under the “Transport” Operational Program 2007 – 2013 the participants at the meeting discussed a series of key issues concerning the Program management process.
The meeting has been attended by Mr. Tomislav Donchev – Minister in charge of the EU funds in the country. He outlined the opportunities of using Technical assistance from the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank for improvement in the utilization of the European funds in the Republic of Bulgaria, in the context of the meeting that has been held on November 18, 2010 with the participation of representatives from the European Commission, the Bulgarian Government and the International Financial Institutions.
The more important aspects of the current state and next steps in the implementation of the big infrastructure projects funded under the ISPA Program/Cohesion Fund (Regulation 1164/94) in the “Transport” sector, managed by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, have also been discussed during the meeting.
The presentation and discussion of the information on the progress under the Programs and projects above is a part of the series of hearings before the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds aimed at exerting political control over the activity of the state administration structures engaged in the management of the European funds in the country. The materials and the debates of the meetings will be used in the elaboration of the Interim and Annual Reports of the Committee on the absorption of the EU funds in the Republic of Bulgaria.
The Report from the hearing can be found at (available only in Bulgarian):
http://www.parliament.bg/bg/parliamentarycommittees/members/240/reports/ID/2398