European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans stated, in an interview for the BNR, that the EC would get to work on Bulgaria’s Recovery and Resilience Plan but declined to say whether it was possible for the first advance payment to be made before the end of the year.
The country is expecting to receive 6.6 billion euro. Frans Timmermans stated that usually the Commission needs at least two months to review and assess the plans, and that it would get to work right away. Asked whether it is realistic tor Bulgaria to close down its coal-fired power stations by 2038-2040, Frans Timmermans stated that what is needed is flexibility, adding that the realization that we must go down that road is “extremely good news”.
13% of boys and 11% of 11-year-old girls in Bulgaria smoked at least one cigarette in the past 30 days of the survey, BGNES reported, referring to a UN report on the healthy behavior of school-age children. 17% of boys under 13 also..
Today Bulgaria is hosting a global event of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The results of the organisation's global report on social-emotional skills among 15-year-old students around the world will be announced from..
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..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with..
Nearly 400 cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been registered in the country. We are at the beginning of a nationwide epidemic, Chief State Health..
On Thursday , a cold atmospheric front will pass through the country. It will be rainy with thunders over the whole of Bulgaria. There..
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