The Ministry of Innovation and Growth of
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
( ''Ministerstvo na inovatsiite i rastezha'') is a
government institution
An institution is a humanly devised structure of rules and norms that shape and constrain social behavior. All definitions of institutions generally entail that there is a level of persistence and continuity. Laws, rules, social conventions and ...
in the country as part of the
Government of Bulgaria
The Council of Ministers (, ''Ministerski savet'') is the main authority of the executive power in the Republic of Bulgaria. It consists of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria and all the specialized ministers.
Overview
Bulgaria employs a dua ...
. It is also the newest ministry in the country, established alongside the
Petkov Government in 2021.
History
The department was established on 13 December 2021 with the inauguration of the
Petkov Government by the newly elected
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
. Under its jurisdiction are structures such as the European Funds for Competitiveness, the
Bulgarian Development Bank
Bulgarian Development Bank (, ) (BDB) is a leading Bulgarian development and commercial bank with headquarters in Sofia. It is one of the largest development institutions in Southeast Europe that provides financing and professional advising for the ...
, the Bulgarian Investment Agency and the Executive Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises.
List of ministers
References
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Government of Bulgaria