Solar power accounts for nearly 20% of the electricity currently produced in Bulgaria, while the total production from renewable energy sources is about one-third. This is according to data from the Bulgarian Electricity System Operator and the..
In the recommendations of the European Commission to the economies of the EU countries, for Bulgaria it is said that, together with 14 other countries in the community, it does not comply with the requirement for a budget deficit of 3%. The deficit..
A round table on the topic of "The Future of Natural Gas in Southeastern Europe" takes place on March 28 in Sofia and is organized by the Center for the Study of Democracy. An analysis of the long-term visions for the security of..
Bulgaria exports goods worth 1.2 billion USD to the USA, which represents stable growth. This is evident from in the Transatlantic Economy 2023 study, presented on March 21 in Brussels and Washington. The document was..
The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, has called on EU countries to seriously consider sending fighter jets to Ukraine, DPA reports. In the Ukrainian city of Lviv, Metsola met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Speaker of the..
Bulgaria still relies on Russia for the maintenance of Kozloduy nuclear power plant, caretaker Minister of Energy Rosen Hristov said at the informal meeting of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Ministers in Stockholm. In Minister Hristov’s..
The last Bulgarian Parliament obliged the Council of Ministers to amend the National Recovery and Resilience Plan in the field of energy. The main change is to keep the coal-fired power plants operating until at least 2038. With the adopted..
"When the so-called Energy Grand Slam (three major Bulgarian-Russian energy projects agreed in January 2008) was announced, a joint-stock company was created. Russia acquired 50% of its capital and the remaining 50% was shared equally between..
During the time of Alexander Nikolov as Minister of Energy, gas supply contracts were concluded that did not comply with the Bulgarian Energy Act. The current minister, Rosen Hristov, testified before the prosecutor's office that for the majority of..
The National Recovery and Resilience Plan needs to be changed, the President of the Confederation of Labour "Podkrepa" Dimitar Manolov said at the 11th Congress of the trade union. In his words, the requirement for 40% decrease of emissions should..
