Bulgaria could call for a postponement of suspension of Russian oil imports if the European Commission allowed such possibility in the upcoming package of new sanctions against Russia. This was what Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev said during the first working meeting of energy ministers of 8 countries in the region, which is held in Sofia. "If a derogation is allowed, Bulgaria will use it. If the EU as a whole decided that there would be no derogation, then we would not receive postponement...", Vassilev said.
An agreement on the construction of the Bulgaria-Serbia gas connection is expected to be signed during the forum. The project totals 71 million euros excluding VAT. Funding is provided within the framework of Connecting Europe Facility.
The provision of assistance to Ukraine is proceeding according to schedule, caretaker Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov said in the town of Pazardzhik. "So far, the packages voted by the government have been dispatched. The last package, which..
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot this afternoon after a government meeting in the town of Handlova, about 180 km from Bratislava. A post on Fico's Facebook profile indicates that the prime minister is in life-threatening condition...
The government will provide EUR 19.9 million (BGN 39 million) in additional funding to increase the salaries of academic staff in state universities from 1 January 2024. The decision was made after the lecturers threatened to go on strike on May 20...
Bulgaria and Vietnam will work to further deepen bilateral economic exchanges and mutual investments, President Rumen Radev and Vietnam's Minister of..
In the beginning of next week - May 20, all Bulgarian state universities and some private universities will not open their doors as a warning. This..
I proposed that the pensions update from July 1, 2024 be set at 11% and the Supervisory Board of the National Social Insurance Institute voted in favour..
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