The European Commission has approved the resumption of state aid for tour operators who use air carriers with a valid operating license to operate charter flights to the Republic of Bulgaria for tourism, the EC said.
The resumption of the measure for state subsidy of EUR 35 per seat under Art.
26 of the Law on Measures and Actions during the State of Emergency SA.102193 (2022 / N) - Bulgaria COVID-19: State aid for tour operators (re-introduction of scheme SA.58050, as amended by SA.60082 and SA. 63497) was approved by Decision C (2022) 1846 of 22.03.2022 of the European Commission.
The EC is approving a 12.78m-euro Bulgarian scheme to support tour operators
The measure is a grant to provide operating capital for tour operators who make organized tourist trips by air to the Republic of Bulgaria.
The subsidy of 35 euros is for each seat occupied by a person using a tourist service in the Republic of Bulgaria, only for flights with a capacity of not less than 100 seats.
The state aid is provided for flights realized from 01.06.2021 to 14.05.2022, and the applications for applications will be accepted from the opening of the scheme on 30.03.2022 to 31.05.2022.
The submission of applications for state aid will be done electronically by filling in a web-based application form through the National Investment Management System (SUNS) https://enims.egov.bg, through the module "E-application".
Guidelines for applying for this scheme will be published in Bulgarian and English in the SUNI system.