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Switzerland and Bulgaria signed today an agreement to support civic participation and good governance
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30.07.2024
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Press releases
Bulgaria
Switzerland and Bulgaria signed today an agreement for a 10 million CHF programme to support the civic participation, democratisation and good governance in the next 5 years.
Programme Operator of the Swiss-Bulgarian Civic Engagement and Transparency Facility (CETF) selected
08.04.2024
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Press releases
Bulgaria
SDC has successfully completed the selection procedure for a Programme Operator of the CETF in Bulgaria. The evaluation panel has evaluated the four tenders submitted on the basis of the published criteria in the Tender document.
Call for consultants
20.12.2023
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Local news
Bulgaria
The Swiss Contribution Office in cooperation with the National Coordination Unit for the Swiss-Bulgarian Cooperation Programme (SBCP) intends to establish a roster of consultants in view of supporting the development and implementation of selected support measures.
Job advertisement NPO
11.12.2023
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Local news
Bulgaria
Open call for a Programme Operator of the Swiss-Bulgarian Civic Engagement and Transparency Facility
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17.10.2023
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Local news
Bulgaria
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) announces a call for applications for a Programme Operator (PO) for the Swiss-Bulgarian Civic Engagement and Transparency Facility (CETF). In the period June 2024 – May 2029 the PO will be responsible for the set up, management, monitoring and reporting of the CETF. This is the only programme of the Swiss-Bulgarian Coopearation Programme (SBCP) that is fully funded by the Swiss side, with a budget of CHF 10 million.
Call for project proposals under the Promoting Young Scientists in Central and Eastern Europe (PROMYS) launched
24.08.2023
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Local news
Bulgaria
The call for project proposals under the Promoting Young Scientists in Central and Eastern Europe (PROMYS) component of the Swiss-Bulgarian Research Programme officially was launched on Monday, August 21.
Switzerland and Bulgaria sign the first bilateral implementation agreement under the second Swiss contribution
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20.09.2022
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Article
Schweizer Beitrag
On 20 September 2022, the Swiss Ambassador Raymund Furrer and Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for European funds Atanas Pekanov signed the bilateral implementation agreement establishing the new Swiss-Bulgarian Cooperation Programme. In the light of the second Swiss contribution, Bulgaria is the first of the 15 EU Member States that is signing the bilateral implementation agreement. Switzerland and Bulgaria will collaborate on joint initiatives in a number of areas important for the Bulgarian development.
Second Swiss contribution: Federal Council approves implementation agreements between Switzerland and eight EU states
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31.08.2022
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Press releases
EDA
The Federal Council approved the bilateral implementation agreements for the Swiss contribution to cohesion in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Malta, Romania and Poland on 31 August 2022. The agreements provide the basis for Switzerland's cooperation programmes in those areas where its support will add value. Now that the agreements have been approved, Switzerland can move into the operational stage.
No signing of Swiss–EU institutional agreement
26.05.2021
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Press releases
EDA
At its meeting on 26 May, the Federal Council undertook an overall evaluation of the outcome of the negotiations on the institutional framework agreement (InstA). It concluded that there remain substantial differences between Switzerland and the EU on key aspects of the agreement. The conditions are thus not met for the signing of the agreement. The Federal Council today took the decision not to sign the agreement, and communicated this decision to the EU. This brings the negotiations on the draft of the InstA to a close. The Federal Council nevertheless considers it to be in the shared interest of Switzerland and the EU to safeguard their well-established cooperation and to systematically maintain the agreements already in force. It therefore wishes to launch a political dialogue with the EU on continued cooperation. Meanwhile, it has tasked the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP) to consider how autonomous amendments to Swiss legislation might contribute to the stabilisation of Swiss–EU relations.
Contribution to the enlarged EU: programmes in Bulgaria and Romania come to a close
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20.01.2020
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Schweizer Beitrag
Over the last ten years, Switzerland has provided CHF 257 million from its enlargement contribution to support projects in Bulgaria and Romania. The two countries joined the European Union (EU) in 2007. The contribution aimed to reduce economic and social disparities in Europe and within Bulgaria and Romania. The 93 projects, which came to a close in December 2019, have achieved good results. Switzerland's support contributes to greater stability in Europe, which is also in the country's interests.
Switzerland's enlargement contribution to Bulgaria and Romania comes to a close
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20.01.2020
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Press releases
EDA
Over the last ten years, Switzerland has provided CHF 257 million from its enlargement contribution to support projects in Bulgaria and Romania. The two countries joined the European Union (EU) in 2007. The contribution aimed to reduce economic and social disparities in Europe and within Bulgaria and Romania. The 93 projects, which came to a close in December 2019, have achieved good results. Switzerland's support contributes to greater stability in Europe, which is also in the country's interests.
Vocational training to counter skills shortage in Bulgaria
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04.11.2019
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Article
Schweizer Beitrag
In September 2019, a Bulgarian delegation visited various companies, vocational schools and training centres in Switzerland. The Swiss model has inspired Bulgaria's reform of its vocational education and training (VET) into a dual system, to which Switzerland contributed financial support and expertise. The new system includes more practical work and the active participation of companies in the traineeships.