21 projects will be funded under the new support programme for Black Sea municipalities

21 projects will be funded under the new programme for the support of Black Sea municipalities. The introduction of the first-ever reform changes the way state money is spent on advertising tourism services. It is a step in the direction of more transparency and efficiency in line with the recommendations of the EC Annual Report on Bulgaria.

On 18 December 2023 at 10.00 a.m. an official ceremony will be held in Grand Hotel Sofia, Triaditsa Hall, where the representatives of all approved municipalities will sign their contracts for the financial support.

The work of the Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Tourism was completed on 12 December 2023, after having examined, evaluated and ranked the submitted project proposals under the Selection Procedure of the ‘Programme for financing of marketing activities of tourist services in the Black Sea municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria’.

Within the application deadline, 21 project proposals were submitted through the Management System of National Investment (NIMS).

The evaluation of each of them took place in the period 29 November 2023 – 12 December 2023 in two stages: Administrative Compliance and Eligibility Check, and Technical and Financial Evaluation.

As a result of the evaluations carried out and on the basis of the points obtained, the following 21 proposals have been approved for funding, in descending order:

BG-176789478-2023-01-0003 ‘Promotion of the Municipality of Shabla on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as a means for the development of inbound tourism’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Shabla;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0016 ‘Pomorie — the unknown tourist destination in Bulgaria’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Pomorie;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0006 ‘Varna — the magic of the sea’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Varna;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0011 ‘Promotion of the Municipality of Balchik on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany through effective communication campaigns in order to attract the interest of tourists to Bulgaria’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Balchik;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0017 ‘Pomorie — the salty road of happiness’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Pomorie;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0008 ‘DISCOVER THE PAST, EXPERIENCE THE PRESENT in Dalgopol, Provadia and Dolni Chiflik: Integrated Marketing Model for the Promotion of Tourist Services in Remote Black Sea Municipalities (DISCOVERY)’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Dalgopol;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0021 ‘Tourist Employment 365: Increasing employment in tourism in Sozopol municipality’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Sozopol; 

BG-176789478-2023-01-0007 — ‘Varna destination of four seasons — the undiscovered treasures’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Varna;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0018 ‘Promotion of the South Black Sea Coast Destination on the Czech Tourist Market’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Primorsko;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0001 ‘Promotion of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and Aksakovo municipality on the tourist market’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Aksakovo;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0002 ‘Promotion of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and Aksakovo Municipality on the German Tourist Market’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Aksakovo;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0015 ‘Promotion of the destination ‘Burgas’ on the tourist market Poland’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Burgas;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0013 ‘Promotion of the Southern Black Sea Coast destination on the Central European tourist market (Germany and Czech Republic)’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Malko Tarnovo;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0005 ‘The Wonderful Nessebar — Your place for a holiday among ancient sights’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Nessebar;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0014 ‘Promotion of Burgas destination on the UK tourism market’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Burgas; 

BG-176789478-2023-01-0010 ‘Promotion of Black Sea destination Burgas and Nesebar on tourist markets’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Nessebar; 

BG-176789478-2023-01-0012 ‘Promotion of the Municipality of Balchik and the Municipality of Primorsko on the territory of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, as a means of developing inbound tourism on the territory of the two municipalities’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Balchik;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0004 ‘Flamenco Festival Shabla 2024’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Shabla;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0009 ‘Byala — part of the cosmic history’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Byala;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0019 ‘Devnya — Promotion of tourism in the municipality’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Devnya;

BG-176789478-2023-01-0020 ‘Suvorovo — Unique Tourist Experiences’ with beneficiary the Municipality of Suvorovo.