Text size

Unions: Bulgaria not ready to give up coal, needs to renegotiate RRP

published on 7/7/22 2:01 PM

Photo: EPA/BGNES

The part of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), in which Bulgaria commits to giving up coal, must be revised, the president of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria Plamen Dimitrov told Nova News.

He said that he did not agree with his fellow trade unionist Dimitar Manolov of the Podkrepa Confederation of Labour that the plan was "harmful" to the country. But he was clear that "in the context of an energy crisis, when Germany reopens its coal plants, Bulgaria does not need to be acting more Catholic than the Pope. That is, there are provisions in the RRP that have not been properly negotiated and can and should be renegotiated," the trade unionist said.

Currently, lignite-fired power plants provide about 40% of the country's electricity.

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!

Radio Bulgaria News coal Plamen Dimitrov Recovery and Resilience Plan RRP

More from category

Defence Ministry proposes wartime HQs for state authorities

Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov has proposed the establishment of wartime command centres for state institutions . A draft decree from the Council of Ministers on this matter has been published for public consultation. The initiative aims to ensure..

published on 6/24/25 2:51 PM

The Justice Minister, Georgi Georgiev, announced plans to update state fees for Bulgarian citizenship.

Fees for Bulgarian citizenship are set to increase sharply

The Ministry of Justice has proposed an amendment to Tariff No. 1 of the State Fees Act, outlining the fees charged by courts, the prosecution service, investigative services, and the Ministry of Justice. According to the government press service, the..

published on 6/24/25 2:04 PM

Drought drives the Dalmatian pelicans away from the Srebarna Nature Reserve

Due to a lack of rainfall, the water level in Lake Srebarna has dropped to just 15 centimeters, posing a serious threat to the entire ecosystem, reported public service broadcaster BNT. Lake Srebarna is one of the most significant wetlands in Europe..

published on 6/24/25 1:46 PM