Within the working group for strategic dialogue with the U.S., Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has met with Melanie Kenderdine - Director of the Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis at the U.S. Department of Energy and Energy Counselor to the Secretary. During the meeting Petkova presented the main steps of the Bulgarian Government aimed at ensuring energy security in the country - working on the construction of interconnectors with neighboring countries, and launching procedures for exploration of the Silistar and Theres blocks in the Black Sea. We understand the importance of energy security for your country and the European Union as a whole, and we have been actively working on the issue, said Melanie Kenderdine.
Clouds will break over the western half of the country overnigh t, becoming mostly clear, while rain will continue to fall over the east. Friday will be mostly sunny. There will be light winds, mainly from the north. Minimum temperatures will be between..
Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov met at the Council of Ministers with relatives of the Bulgarian sailors on board the hijacked ship Galaxy Leader, where Glavchev assured that efforts to secure their release were..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with 152 votes in favour - of GERB-CDS, MRF, Vazrazhdane, "BSP for Bulgaria" and ITN. 35 PP-DB MPs..
MEPs are concerned about Russian interference in the upcoming elections on June 9, and the properties on the territory of Bulgaria currently owned by..
On Thursday , a cold atmospheric front will pass through the country. It will be rainy with thunders over the whole of Bulgaria. There..
Members of Parliament observed a minute of silence to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire (1915-1916). April 24 was..
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