"The official approval of the program in this case cannot happen by the end of this calendar year, but for these two measures, we believe that the risk would be minimal for the national budget and they will be opened with the informal approval of the European Commission," said Minister Taneva.
She added that Measure 7 "Basic services and village renewal in rural areas" of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 is essential for the development of small settlements. Agriculture Minister made it clear that the measure will be applied to the territory of 231 municipalities in rural areas and the main beneficiaries are municipalities. The funds provided under the measure amounted to BGN 1.2 billion.