Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

GERB party to support the government in vote on military aid to Ukraine

Boyko Borissov
Photo: BGNES

GERB party will support the government in the vote to provide military aid to Ukraine, the party’s leader Boyko Borissov said at a press conference. He added that if the government decides to break away from intermediaries and book fuel supplies with Qatar and Egypt they will have the full support of GERB.

"If they want to work as honestly and with the same integrity as we do, the government will have a rare chance to wean the country from its dependence on Russian gas, Borissov said, and added: We have the full infrastructure." The Balkan Stream gas pipeline "is 100% Bulgarian, 100% state-owned", ex PM Borissov said.

His words were confirmed by former Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova who said Bulgaria regularly receives transit fees from this project. "Gazpromexport provided 683 million leva in advance to Bulgartransgaz accounts, and this includes the payments until 2023," Petkova said.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Spring sun in the forecast for Wednesday, the rain stops

On Wednesday minimum temperatures in the country will range from 7 to 12° C., for Sofia 9° C. During the day there will be sun, with clouds over the mountains in the afternoon and occasional rain in some parts. Maximum temperatures 19-24° C., for..

published on 4/23/24 6:00 PM
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Marinov (left) at the opening of the 20th edition of the exhibition

Nearly 100 companies participate at "Technomebel" trade fair

Bulgarian timber, rather than imported wood, is the primary raw material for the wood processing and furniture industry in Bulgaria, caretaker Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Miroslav Marinov said at the official opening of the 20 th..

published on 4/23/24 5:46 PM

Bulgaria is in the top 3 EU countries with the highest ratios in ICT services: Eurostat

In 2021, the value added of the EU’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector was equivalent to 5.5% of the EU’s gross value added: 4.7% from ICT services and 0.8% from ICT manufacturing, Eurostat data show. Bulgaria is among the 3 EU..

published on 4/23/24 5:01 PM