News for candidature of the Republic of Bulgaria for membership in OECD
28 October 2021 Events and Discussions
On October 28, 2025, Bulgaria underwent a review by the Working Party on State Ownership and Privatisation Practices under the OECD Corporate Governance Committee
On October 28, 2025, Bulgaria underwent a review by the Working Party on State Ownership and Privatisation Practices under the OECD Corporate Governance Committee.
29 October 2025
The Minister of Health's visit to the OECD Headquarters
On June 2025 Bulgaria underwent its accession review in the framework of the Health Committee of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which represents another key step in the country’s accession to the Organization.
27 June 2025
Bulgaria’s accession to the OECD will strengthen investor confidence and contribute to economic growth
Minister of Economy and Industry Petar Dilov participated in a session of the OECD Trade Committee in Paris, where he presented Bulgaria’s progress in the area of market openness. The presentation is a first review of our country’s readiness for accession to this committee.
During his visit to the OECD headquarters, Minister Dilov held a meeting with the Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD, Yoshiki Takeuchi.
10 April 2025
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Deputy Minister Velislava Petrova participated in OECD High Level Conference on Southeast Europe
Ms. Velislava Petrova, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated as a panelist in the OECD High Level Conference on Southeast Europe on "Human Capital Flight - Shaping the Future Together". The event, organized within the framework of the OECD Regional Program for Southeast Europe, took place on May 17th, 2022 in Paris.
19 May 2022
Prime Minister Kiril Petkov met with OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann
Bulgaria expects to receive its OECD Roadmap, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said during a meeting in Delphi with Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Mathias Cormann.
13 April 2022
Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov participated in the meeting of ministers of environment of OECD countries
Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov participated in a discussion on the transition to zero emissions and the acceleration of activities addressing biodiversity loss, which was held during the Ministerial Meeting of the Environmental Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
08 April 2022
The government approves Bulgaria's intention to accede to 14 OECD recommendations and 3 environmental decisions
The intention to accede to the fourteen recommendations and the three decisions of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is in line with the Roadmap for the period 2021-2023 to accelerate the accession process and confirms the will of our country to join the Organisation.
10 February 2022
The Council of Ministers updates the composition of the Interministerial Coordination Mechanism for the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
The Government adopted a decision updating and expanding the composition of the Interministerial Coordination Mechanism (ICM) for Bulgaria's accession to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in relation to the new structure of the Council of Ministers.
10 February 2022
Bulgaria's accession to The OECD International Programme for Action on Climate (IPAC) is approved
The government approved the intention of the Republic of Bulgaria to join the International Programme for Action on Climate (IPAC) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
04 February 2022
The OECD commences accession discussions with Bulgaria and 5 other countries
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria welcomes the decision of the Council of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development taken on 25 January 2022 to commence accession discussions with Bulgaria and the rest of the candidate countries.
26 January 2022
Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds Management Atanas Pekanov and Deputy Minister of Education and Science Maria Gaidarova took part in the Ninth Meeting of the OECD Global Strategy Group
The ninth meeting of the OECD Global Strategy Group took place on 7-8 December 2021. As a candidate for OECD membership, Bulgaria is participating for the first time in this format, where solutions to the global problems of the 21st century are being sought.
14 December 2021
The Government designates the Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds Management as a coordinator for Bulgaria's participation in the OECD Committee on Digital Economy Policy
The government has designated the Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds Management as the coordinator for Bulgaria's participation in the OECD Committee on Digital Economy Policy and its subsidiary bodies.
17 November 2021
