Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev announced after a meeting with his German counterpart Christian Lindner that the European Commission is working on a joint purchase of about 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas for the needs of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and possibly Ukraine.
However, Vassilev did not specify where the fuel would be purchased from, or how it would be delivered and distributed.
Christian Lindner praised Bulgaria for its financial stability and described as "impressive" the low level of public debt, He noted that supporting Bulgaria's entry into the euro area is not a political issue and Bulgaria must meet all the Maastricht criteria, including price stability.
The electronic application for voting abroad in the early parliamentary elections on October 27 is now active, reported BTA. According to the Electoral Code, polling stations abroad are established in Bulgarian diplomatic and consular missions if at..
September 11 is the last day on which parties and coalitions can submit their documents to the Central Election Commission (CEC) to participate in the early parliamentary elections on October 27. The deadline expires at 5.00 pm today. By the end of..
Skies will be overcast. Rain and thunder will fall in many places, especially in the eastern half of the country. Winds will be light to moderate, from east-southeast in eastern areas and west-northwest in the rest of the country. Temperatures will..
Acting chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Atanas Zafirov has withdrawn the papers submitted yesterday for the BSP’s independent..
Bulgaria ranks second in the world in terms of bread consumption after Turkiey, reported BNT citing the Turkish news site Yenigün. According to the..
Before the start of the new school year, the ''Give a Book'' Foundation is collecting notebooks, plimsolls, pencil cases and backpacks filled with school..
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