The construction of Balkan Stream gas pipeline has actually been completed- its Bulgarian and Serbian sections have been connected, the Russian news agency TASS informs without quoting its source of information. According to the same source which is taking part at the construction of the pipeline, the official inauguration ceremony is postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic, BGNES reports.
Balkan Stream is an extension of Turk Stream gas pipeline project. The Bulgarian-Serbian section will allow additional supplies of Russian natural gas for Serbia and Hungary. The extension was named Balkan Project at the proposal of Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov. The pipeline is 474 kilometers long and will have the capacity to transfer up to 20 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
On Monday, the lowest temperatures will be between minus 1 and 4°C; in Sofia – around 0°C. During the day, it will be mostly sunny. Before noon, in places in the valleys there will be fog or low cloudiness. The highest temperatures..
The Bulgarian Minister of Foreign affairs highly appreciated Qatar's ongoing efforts to promote peace in the Middle East and mediate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Minister Georg Georgiev pointed out that Bulgaria will continue..
Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev held a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar. The two discussed the latest developments in the Middle East, including the practical implementation of the..
Personnel and military equipment will be transported through the territory of Bulgaria between January 24 and February 9. The Ministry of Defense..
''Bulgaria has welcomed with great relief and joy the release of Bulgarian citizen Daniela Gilboa, who had been held captive by Hamas. This positive..
The oil spill in the Black Sea will not reach the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, BTA reported. According to an analysis of recent satellite images..
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