Bulgaria Will Host Science & Innovations Forum During the EU Presidency

During her EU Presidency in 2018, Bulgaria will host the international forum on science and innovations. This was agreed between the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovations Carlos Moedas and the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs Meglena Kuneva and was announced by the press office of the Bulgarian Government.

According to the two politicians, we all live in a dynamic world with faster developing economies and the EU needs innovations more than ever before so that it can preserve its competitive power. The European Commissioner and the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister further discussed the various opportunities given by the European funds for the development of the science and innovations in the member states, which are included in the current programme period.

The two politicians also discussed the different opportunities provided by the Bulgaria’s membership in the Schengen area and the overall policy on inclusion and strengthening of the newly integrated member states, as the European Commissioner decided to uphold the support of the European Commission to these demands of Bulgaria.