EU co-financed programmes have made an indisputable contribution to Bulgaria’s socio-economic development and to regional convergence. At the same time, this country’s regions display pronounced imbalances in their development, reflecting both perceivable advantages and long-standing challenges at the national level, according to the working version of the final report on the implementation of the National Spatial Development Concept (NSDC) 2013–2025, including its 2020 update. The report, along with a subsequent assessment of the NSDC’s implementation, has been published for public discussion.
Based on the regional competitiveness index, the assessment shows that the intended “progress toward moderate polycentrism” has been only partially achieved. Although the gap between the Southwest region and the other five planning regions has not narrowed, all regions have improved their competitiveness scores between 2016 and 2022. The report notes that while positive developments are evident, several challenges still need to be addressed.
The NSDC outlines Bulgaria’s long-term strategy for the development of its national territory and its connections with neighboring countries and regions. It takes into account existing international strategic documents on spatial planning, Bulgaria’s Maritime Spatial Plan, and national strategic sectoral development documents. The NSDC outlines long-term prospects and objectives for the spatial development of the national territory. The NSDC was last updated in 2020 to reflect changes in the regulatory framework governing regional development. Bulgarian Regions Display Pronounced Imbalances in Their Development – Report THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-20 19:22:44 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
