Brussels, 01/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - Having approved the Bulgarian national strategic reference framework (NSRF) and priorities in June (see EUROPE 9452), the European Commission on Thursday 27 September approved the first operational programme (OP) - in a series of seven - from that country. Entitled “Development of the Competitiveness of the Bulgarian Economy”, the programme has a total budget of €1.16 billion, €988 million of which will be funded through the ERDF and the rest by...