THE IMPACTS OF EU COHESION POLICY FUNDING ON THE BULGARIAN ECONOMY.

The purpose of this report is to show the development of the European Cohesion Funding Policy, its main levers and instruments in Bulgaria, to look at the main strands, the planned and paid subsidies. Statistical and comparative methods are used. Through them are presented the results achieved in Bulgaria. The conclusions are that European Cohesion Funds are very importand for the development of the Bulgarian economy and continue to be a key factor in it. The membership of Bulgaria in the European Union has positively influenced the development of the Bulgarian economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]