Prime Minister Kiril Petkov announced that the Council of Ministers will consider the request to the European Commission for a derogation of the excise tax on electricity and natural gas.
He also said he would order an audit of the "Balkan Stream" project, which was built after the suspension of "South Stream".
"These types of projects are exactly what we are talking about when corruption is used as a foreign policy tool by Putin," Petkov said.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has welcomed the design of Bulgaria’s €1 coin in a Facebook post, the state news agency BTA reported. “Exciting news for Bulgaria and the euro area! Take a first look at the design of Bulgaria’s €1..
German fighter jets escorted a Ryanair Boeing 737 from Sofia to London on 11 August after a false emergency call claimed there was a Palestinian passenger on board planning to “do bad things,” the state news agency BTA reported. The aircraft,..
According to a poll commissioned by the Ministry of Finance, 49.2% of Bulgarians support joining the eurozone , while 45.8% oppose it. Businesses are more optimistic, with 69% in favour and 30.2% opposed. The survey, conducted by the Alpha..
A consortium of Azerbaijan's state company SOCAR and Turkish private holding Cengiz is the preferred candidate for the business of..
On Saturday minimum temperatures will range from 14°C to 22°C , around 17°C in Sofia. The day will be largely sunny, with some cumulus cloud building..
An organised criminal group trafficking drugs from Spain and the Netherlands to Turkey has been dismantled by the State Agency for National Security..
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