site.btaDeputy PM Pekanov, Ministers Discuss Funding Options for Tourism under National Recovery Plan

Deputy Prime Minister for European Funds Atanas Pekanov, the caretaker ministers of Tourism, Ilin Dimitrov, and of Innovation and Growth, Alexander Pulev, held a working meeting about the funding options for the tourism sector under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) and EU programmes, the Tourism Ministry said in a press release Monday.

At the Tourism Minister's proposal, experts of the Council of Ministers and the responsible ministries will join efforts to prepare information explaining the options and deadlines for funding applications under the NRRP and the EU's operational programmes. Each of the ministries will issue a position.

The Tourism Ministry will distribute a brochure with the current information for hotel owners about ongoing programmes open for application.

The participants in the meeting put a special emphasis on the forthcoming application period by this year's end for the tourism branch under the measures for energy renovation of non-residential buildings. Allowed to apply are micro/small, medium and large companies with up to 50% intensity of the financial aid provided. The planned resources are BGN 617.7 million  under the Recovery and Resilience Facility alone, exclusive of national and private co-funding.