Connectivity toolbox: Member States' implementation reports

In accordance with the Commission Recommendation (EU) 2020/1307 of 18 September 2020, the Member States reported to the Commission on the progress they have made one year into implementing the 39 best practices of the Connectivity Toolbox.

In March 2021, the Member States, in close cooperation with the Commission, collectively agreed upon a set of 39 best practices, as part of the “Connectivity Toolbox”, which they identified to be the most efficient in achieving a swift roll out of very high capacity networks, such as fibre and 5G. These best practices are intended to overcome administrative obstacles and cut the cost of network rollout, as well as to ensure investment-friendly access to radio spectrum, a key resource for 5G networks. By end of April 2021, the Member States had to develop and share with the Commission their national roadmap for identifying the best practices they plan to implement and the planning of the related measures identifying the measures. As a follow up, the Member States are now reporting on their implementation progress.

In the implementation reports, the Member States should provide an overview of the best practices’ implementation at national level, assessing their benefit and the overall impact of the Toolbox, as well as noting the different aspects of the implementation process (e.g. stakeholder  groups, responsibilities of specific authorities, etc.) in accordance with the scope and process outlined in their own national implementation roadmap. 

The Member States would in particular indicate the status of implementation of the best practices, including a description of the measures planned and related, timing. In addition, Member States would provide information about the challenges they have encountered while implementing the respective measures, the relevant stakeholders consulted during the process and any constraints lessons learned and positive effects of the initiative.

The Member States' implementation reports are available on the following link: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/connectivity-toolbox-member-states-implementation-reports.

The Implementation report of Bulgaria is in the attachment below: