Three-year action plan for the implementation of the National Development Program: Bulgaria 2020 in the period 2016-2018.

The Three-year action plan for the implementation of the National Development Program: Bulgaria 2020 aimed for the planned period from the year 2016 until the year 2018 addresses specific issues regarding economic and social situation and prospects for development that where planned in the main National Development Program: Bulgaria 2020, among inter-link with different sectoral planning documents. This text contains the analysis of the state and development of the national economy in the first half of 2015; social dimensions and prospects of expected economic development; review of overall progress in the implementation of goals and priorities of the NDP: Bulgaria 2020 for the period from the beginning of 2013 to the middle of 2015 committed financial resources; mid-term impact assessment of the implementation of the NDP: Bulgaria 2020.
The actual Action plan for the implementation of the NDP: Bulgaria 2020 for the period 2016-2018 defines main objectives (priorities, each with its thematic sub-priorities) as follows: Priority 1 "Improving access to and increasing the quality of education and training and the qualitative characteristics of the workforce"; Priority 2 "Reducing poverty and promoting social inclusion"; Priority 3 "Achieving sustainable integrated regional development and using local potential"; Priority 4 "Development of the agricultural sector to ensure food security and to produce products with high added value under sustainable management of natural resources"; Priority 5 "Supporting innovation and investment activities to increase the competitiveness of the economy"; Priority 6 "Strengthening the institutional environment for higher efficiency of public services for citizens and businesses"; Priority 7 "Energy security and increasing resource efficiency"; Priority 8 "Improving transport connectivity and access to markets".
Annex 1 contains the matrix with measures for the implementation of the NDP: Bulgaria 2020 in the period 2016-2018; Annex 2 provides the list of indicators for measuring the overall impact of the NDP: Bulgaria 2020.