The Bulgarian Council of Ministers adoptS an ambitious Action
Plan for State Concessions 2019-2020, providing the launch of
tenders for major ports and airports
In the context of the pending procedure for Concession of Sofia
Airport, the Bulgarian Government affirmed its interest in
developing public-private partnerships through concessions in the
next couple of years. On 23 January 2019 the Council of Ministers
adopted an Action Plan for State Concessions 2019-2020
("Action Plan", available in Bulgarian
at the following link).
The policy document, introduced under the new Concessions Act
2018 ("CA"), follows the priorities
defined in the National Concessions Strategy. Its objective is to
determine the specific projects and timing for concession
procedures relating to state assets including roads, ports,
airports, beaches etc. The Action Plan includes also duration of
each planned concession, scope and obligations under the
concessions (for instance, the
