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“Galab Donev said that previous Bulgarian governments decided that allocation of money under Bulgaria's European Union Recovery and Resilience Plan would be preceded by reforms on which the funds depend.”
The evidence supports the EU funding mechanism, not the alleged attribution to Galab Donev. Official and reliable sources show that RRF payments are tied to reforms and milestones, but none of the cited Donev-related materials document him saying that previous Bulgarian governments chose this arrangement. As stated, the claim is not supported by the record provided.
“Galab Donev said that many European Union member states chose to first invest Recovery and Resilience Facility funds and then implement reforms in order to absorb the funds faster.”
The available evidence does not show Galab Donev making this statement. Official records of his remarks and high-reliability European Commission sources do not contain the claim, and the RRF’s rules are based on meeting agreed milestones and targets rather than a general “invest first, reform later” path to faster funding. The attribution is unsupported on the record provided.