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nergy

access

efficiency

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sustainability

a more ecological and competitive economy, based on effective

use of resources. In this respect, a National Action Plan for Green

Public Procurement has been adopted. By 2014, public procure-

ment for buying electric motor cars and charging infrastructure

in the central administration, public organizations and local

administration must reach 6 per cent of total procurement for

buying new vehicles. After 2014 the scope of the plan will be

extended with new products and services and the goals will be

considerably more ambitious.

Stimulation measures have also been introduced to establish

‘green employment’ by encouraging employers in 39 fields of

economic activity to support sustainable economic development

and environmental protection.

Taking into consideration the existing goals in sustainable

development, our ambition is for Bulgaria to be among the

Member States of EU that have introduced stimuli to promote

the sustainable mobility and also among those countries where

taxes and duties on vehicles are entirely or partly based on emis-

sions and/or fuel consumption. The initiatives and decisions of

local authorities will be of decisive importance for the successful

development of sustainable urban mobility. That is

why we will continue to maintain and develop our

dialogue and partnership with all stakeholders.

We expect Rio+20 to mark the beginning of a

profound, accelerated transition to a global green

economy that will generate the desired economic

growth, establish employment, contribute to abol-

ishing poverty, invest in the preservation of natural

capital for the long-term survival of the planet and

guarantee the future on which the next generations

depend. Of course, the achievement of these goals

would not be possible without the reform of the inter-

national management of sustainable development.

We cannot resolve all these issues without will and

effort. To be responsible for the sustainable future of

the planet and its people, it is necessary to overcome the

existing contradictions and to find acceptable answers

for the unresolved issues. Bulgaria, as a Member State of

the EU, is ready to participate actively in and to contrib-

ute to the successful development of this process.

(l to r) Bulgarian Premier Boyko Borissov; Vice President of the EC, Antonio Tajani; Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Traycho Traykov and Mayor

of Sofia, Yordanka Fandukova

Image: Diana Gyncheva