Balgarianovinite.com In its Foundations for Growth and Competitiveness 2026 report, published Thursday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) urges Bulgaria to undertake reforms in five key areas – education, the labour market, competition, corruption and energy.
The OECD recommends improving the quality of education and increasing the participation of adults in education and training programmes. According to the report, such measures could help raise workforce qualifications and better align employees’ skills with employers’ needs.
Reducing regulatory barriers in network sectors to competition and tackling corruption, alongside improving the efficiency of the judicial system, would stimulate investment flows to Bulgaria and boost productivity through a more efficient allocation of resources, the report says.
Easing the strict entry requirements and other regulatory restrictions in professional occupations like accountants, lawyers and real estate agents, and tailoring regulation to risks in these activities to safeguard quality, would strengthen competition and service quality in Bulgaria.
It also notes that the transition away from coal-based electricity generation, provided it does not come at the expense of energy security, would in turn encourage investment in renewable energy and related infrastructure.
The report further highlights that Bulgaria’s economic convergence with more advanced OECD economies has accelerated in recent years, driven mainly by growth in hours worked. However, population ageing and emigration act as constraints on growth. Low capital stock levels compared to OECD countries, both relative to gross domestic product (GDP) and per capita, also contribute to the country’s low labour productivity, the report notes. OECD Urges Bulgaria to Reform Education, Labour Market, Energy and Competition, and to Tackle Corruption 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-09 14:41:07 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law