site.btaCouncil of Ministers Approves Bulgaria's Position for EU Council in Field of Scientific Research

The Council of Ministers approved Bulgaria's position for its participation in the informal meeting of the EU Council on competitiveness in the part on scientific research. It will be presented by Education Minister Krasimir Valchev on July 16-17 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

At the meeting, the relevant ministers will discuss the readiness to share scientific research capacity between the countries in order to create world-leading European scientific research centers in the field of critical technologies - artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology and space technologies.

Bulgaria will point to the success of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence INSAIT, which, since its establishment in 2021, has managed to place our country at the forefront in Eastern Europe in the development of innovations and achievements in the field of artificial intelligence.

Ministers will also discuss key priorities for research and innovation in the context of the future EU Multiannual Financial Framework. Bulgaria will note the need for efforts at national and European level to improve the conditions for research and cooperation, as well as to simplify existing instruments.