Bulgaria Eyes OECD Membership by 2027, but Challenges Remain

Bulgaria is on track to potentially join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) by 2027, though significant steps still need to be completed to secure full membership. This was highlighted during a meeting in Sofia between OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, which also included Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova, Parliament Speaker Raya Nazaryan, and Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev.

According to Zhelyazkov, Bulgaria is approaching the end of the third roadmap in its accession process....