Hundreds of people employed at the Bobov Dol T hermal P ower P lant protested during their lunch break against the "unfair and untenable Just Transition" , which provides for the closure of the power plant by 2026. The protest..
In the approved version of the Recovery and Sustainability Plan there is a commitment to reduce carbon emissions, but there is no date and year for the closure of the Thermal power plants. "The most important thing for Bulgaria is to have..
Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is to visit the Maritsa East Mines complex in the town of Radnevo today, where he will meet with workers and trade unionists, and will get acquainted with the production process. PM Petkov will lay an emphasis on..
The commitment to reduce carbon emissions from electricity electricity production by 40% by 2026 compared to 2019 in the energy section of the Recovery and Sustainability Plan includes binding short-term steps . According to the Confederation..
A high priority industrial zone should be created near the towns of Radnevo and Stara Zagora, said Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Economy Kiril Petkov. Minister Petkov and this country’s caretaker Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev talked with..
Residents of seven Bulgarian towns have initiated a petition against the closure of Maritsa East thermal power plant and Maritsa East Mines. The petition has been continuing for the second consecutive week. Almost 2,300 people in Yambol, Southeast..
A petition in support of Maritsa East Mines and Maritsa East-2 thermal power plant has been launched in the town of Yambol (Southeast Bulgaria). It was organized by the Confederation of Labor Podkrepa. The organizers of the petition insist that..
Representatives of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) and The Confederation of Labor Podkrepa in the state owned company Maritsa East requested an urgent meeting with Premier Boyko Borissov and demanded clear..
