Bulgaria

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Bulgaria facts & figures

ERDF ESF EAFRD EMFF CF
Total active financial instruments (2014-2020) 6 2 1 2 1
Total contributions to financial instruments (€ million) 603.99 20.71 20.00 2.76 136.38

Data from before 01.01.2022

Source: Cohesion Policy Open Data Platform

Bulgaria financial instruments

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Ideas Factory

Give and take

24 September 2024

The European Social Fund (ESF) powered risk-sharing microfinance facility enabled Yanina Taneva, founder of Ideas Factory, to deliver impactful projects in Bulgaria’s poorest regions. The Sofia-based association is driving community-led social changes in places where they are scarce – across generations, in cities and remote villages, and for individuals and municipal authorities.

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SIS Credit and FMFIB: Revitalising Bulgarian villages through financial instruments

15 June 2024

The ESF powered Risk-Sharing Micro-Finance Facility invests in social entrepreneurship to address the needs of vulnerable groups. Promoted by FMFIB, Bulgaria's Fund Manager of Financial Instruments, and implemented by SIS Credit and Mikrofond, this financial instrument has supported the creation of over 1 500 jobs in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria South

Sustainable Cities Fund: Putting people at the heart of urban regeneration

28 May 2024

Thanks to ERDF financial instruments, the Bulgarian Sustainable Cities Fund has invested to revitalise urban landscapes and restore heritage sites across the country, creating greener, safer and more inclusive spaces for citizens.