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Plamen Petrov
The Agricultural Sector in Bulgaria - Convergence and Current Trends
Summary:
The specifics of the common agricultural policy in Europe and the reforms organized in the chronicle of the Bulgarian economy over the last 30 years require a rethinking of the market positions of economic agents, having their permanent presence in the agricultural business of the country. Despite the fact that the Operational Programs of the European Structural Funds have the character of a net donor for the strengthening of the industry during the two programming periods, there is still an underdeveloped potential for proper market orientation, weak convergence and competitive form to make it a monolithic foundation of economic reality, opposing the crisis effect of a number of other sectors.
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Violeta Blazheva
Evolution of EU Common Agricultural Policy
Summary:
The year 2012 marked fifty years of the EU Common Agricultural Policy – the basis for European integration providing food security and dynamic agriculture for European citizens for five decades. This paper focuses on its evolution and achievements of the reforms carried out. These reforms were designed to provide quality food to citizens at reasonable prices and a decent standard of living for farmers and their objectives are still valid today. Over the years, European agricultural policy has helped to overcome three key stages: leading Europe from scarcity to abundance of food, meeting the new challenges associated with the sustainable use of natural resources, and expanding the role of farmers in rural development. The reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy aims to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture and rural development.
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Silvia Todorova Dimitrova
Cultural Policy of Municipalities – Local Population’s Evaluation
Summary:
An essential element of public policy is the field of culture. In this sense, a significant milestone in the implementation of cultural policy, in terms of the distinctiveness of municipalities, is the assessment of the population, for which it is developed. The aim of this publication is to present the support of the local population for cultural policy by the assessment of included in it: cultural activities, priorities, segmentation of users (residents and visitors) and coherence with other public policies.
The article presents the results of the population survey on cultural policy implemented in six municipalities in Bulgaria - Kavarna, Balchik, Biala, Shabla, Avren and Dolni Chiflik. With the help of questionnaires were obtained estimates for cultural activities, infrastructure priorities and bottlenecks, as well as consistency with other public policies. Top rated are Kavarna and Balchik on the variety, intensity of the cultural calendar and cultural infrastructure, as well as the consistency of their public policies. Overall, the highest degree of consistency was observed between cultural policy and tourism. The results show that in the segmentation of users we cannot give priority to one category only - locals or visitors. They are equally represented as beneficients of cultural policy.
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Snezhana Blagoeva
Preliminary Evaluation of the Effect of the European Green Deal on the Agricultural Sector in the EU
Summary:
The European Green Deal is a new strategy for the overall development of the EU, which horizontal nature leads to the creation of regulations and requirements simultaneously affecting several economic sectors and policies. Assessing the effect of the Green Deal on the agricultural sector requires looking at the overall situation created since its adoption. The purpose of the article is to review the individual elements of the Green Deal and the regulations based on it, in order to identify the potential effects on the agricultural sector. The assessment should consider not only the direct impact on production, exports, competitiveness and farmers' incomes, but also on food prices and food availability. The contribution of agriculture to climate, natural resources and biodiversity should also be taken into account.
