The EU is expected to earmark a total of EUR 100 million for farmers in countries affected by imports of Ukrainian grain and food. Bulgaria is expected to receive EUR 9.77 million, a source from the European Commission told the BNR.
The remaining funds will be distributed among Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Bulgaria received EUR 16.75 million under the first aid package. Meanwhile, in Parliament, Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestly Yavor Gechev said that Bulgaria has more than EUR 3 billion worth of produce, because of the imports of agricultural products from Ukraine. In his words, half of the Ukrainian sunflower that enterted the EU is in Bulgaria.
Passenger rail transport in the EU grew by 5.8% in 2024, according to data published today by Eurostat. Last year, trains carried a total of 443 billion passenger-kilometres, the highest level recorded since the start of Eurostat’s observations in 2004...
An inspection has uncovered numerous violations following the recent flood in the Elenite resort complex. No records of environmental approval for the construction in Elenite were found in the archives of the Ministry of Environment and Water, Minister..
The ruling majority has introduced a bill limiting the export of diesel and aviation fuel. “This is a temporary measure. There is fuel for months to come, not counting the State Reserve,” Delyan Dobrev from the GERB party, said...
It is theoretically possible that Bulgaria could apply for a third payment under the Recovery and Resilience Plan by the end of 2025,..
With the blessing of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, a mobile application for believers has been available on the..
With shouts "No to the euro", about a hundred supporters of "Vazrazhdane" gathered to protest in front of the building of the..
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