The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Sofia on April 7, 2022 and was welcomed by Tsvetan Kyulanov, Acting Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria and Lena Borislavova, Head of the Political Cabinet of the Prime Minister Kiril Petkov.

The reason for the visit has been the evaluation of the Commission of Bulgaria’s Recovery and Resilience Plan according in relation to NextGenerationEU.

The President of the European Commission held a meeting with the Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and representatives of the political parties from the ruling coalition.

Bulgaria’s Recovery and Resilience Plan focuses on green transition and digital transformation, sustainable growth, social cohesion of sustainability and obtaining European funds to achieve goals on behalf of Bulgarian citizens.

The video from the meeting can be found here.