ARC FUND

Twentieth National Innovation Forum

The 20th edition of the National Innovation Forum Innovation and Sustainability for Future Growth and the Award Ceremony for the winners of the National Innovation Enterprise of the Year Competition took place on 10 December 2024 and brought together some of the most prominent representatives of the innovation community in the country, including leading figures from business, sciences and the public sector. The Forum, organised by the Applied Research and Communications Fund and Enterprise Europe Network – Bulgaria, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and with the...

SYNCLUSIVE Regional Coalitions for Inclusive Labour Markets

The SYNCLUSIVE project aims to implement a systematic approach to bridging the employment gap and creating a more inclusive labour market for vulnerable groups. Its second policy brief draws on the experiences derived from national living labs held in Bulgaria, Finland, the Netherlands and Portugal, and explores how coalition-based strategies may address the systemic barriers in the labour market faced by vulnerable groups. If they are left unaddressed, these barriers often result in fragmented service provision, mismatched priorities, and governance gaps. The role and impact of regional...

The Competitiveness of the Bulgarian Economy

With the adoption of the euro in 2026, Bulgaria faces a unique opportunity to make a qualitative leap in its global competitiveness. Building on a solid foundation of macroeconomic stability, fiscal discipline, and a...

Europe Enterprise Network

Тhe Road to Innovation.bg 2040: Turning Potential into Results

“The world is no longer just changing – it’s accelerating. Uncertainty is now the status quo.” These words of Yordanka Chobanova, Head of the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria, marked the launch of ARC Fund’s Innovation.bg 2040 Dialogue, a national initiative kicked off on June 27, 2025, in the heart of the Trakia Economic Zone – Plovdiv, Europe’s oldest, and Bulgaria’s second biggest city. The roundtable gathered key leaders from the central and local government, business, research institutions, and the financial sector who shared a clear message: innovation can no longer be a...

EU Missions Brokerage Event and Workshop

The Applied Research and Communications Fund is a co-organiser, jointly with the partners of HARMONMISSIONS, and with the support of Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), of a workshop and a brokerage event. The events aim...