Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Stress test for security of gas pipelines from Turkey through Bulgaria conducted

Photo: EPA/BGNES

Bulgaria is a country the Turkish Stream gas pipeline passes through and there is a potential risk after the Nord Stream 1 and 2 explosions. This was indicated at an extraordinary meeting of the EU’s Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council on September 30, "Dnevnik" writes, quoting a transcript of a governmental meeting. Bulgaria was specifically mentioned as a country through which "Turkish Stream" passes, Energy Minister Rosen Hristov told his colleagues.

After the signal, a meeting of the Crisis Staff was held. Conducting a stress test of infrastructure protection systems is among the measures identified. If necessary, other measures would be also taken, the minister said.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Цветелина Пенкова

European Energy Forum elects MEP Tsvetelina Penkova as President

Bulgarian MEP Tsvetelina Penkova of the Bulgarian Socialist Party has been unanimously elected as President of the European Energy Forum - the largest organisation in the energy sector in Brussels.  Ms Penkova will be the first woman to be..

published on 7/17/24 3:43 PM

Bulgarian students win full set of medals at IBO 2024 in Kazakhstan

Bulgarian students have won a full set of medals - gold, silver and bronze - at the 35th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in Kazakhstan. The Bulgarians competed against 320 students from 80 countries in the world's most prestigious biology..

published on 7/17/24 2:09 PM

Prime Minister orders new fire emergency hotline

On the orders of caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, the Interior Ministry has opened a 24/7 hotline for reporting fires , the government press service said.  The number is 02 901 12 98 and works alongside the single emergency number 112...

published on 7/17/24 1:14 PM