The National Assembly tasked outgoing Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev with taking the necessary actions to cover the operational deficit in the Electricity System Security Fund amounting to EUR 500 million by March 31. This fund receives 5% of the monthly revenues from electricity producers and transmission fees, with the current deficit standing at EUR 500 million.
"In this way, we guarantee that Bulgarian consumers will not pay for what has been done in the Electricity System Security Fund ", said MP Zhecho Stankov from GERB. Only the MPs from We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) voted against the decision, with three MPs of their group abstaining. "We were not discussing something that is important for the Bulgarian citizens, but a political document that was used entirely against Finance Minister Assen Vassilev," said Nastimir Ananiev from PP-DB.
If the elections were held today, the GERB-SDS coalition would receive 23.1% of the votes, PP-DB - 14.8%, DPS-New Beginning of Delyan Peevski - 11.2%, "Vazrazhdane" - 11%, DPS around Ahmed Dogan - 6.5%, BSP - United Left - 6%, ITN -..
The first vote of no confidence in the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov was expectedly unsuccessful. 150 MPs rejected the vote submitted by the parliamentary groups of "Vazrazhdane", MECH and "Velichie" over failure in foreign..
Sofia celebrates 146 years since its declaration as the capital of Bulgaria. At the proposal of historian, scientist and statesman Prof. Marin Drinov, on April 3, 1879, the Constituent Assembly in the old capital Veliko Tarnovo..
The President of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, and the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, are hosting the Aqaba Process Summit, which focuses on the Balkans and brings..
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Jordan's King Abdullah II will be hosting a high-level meeting under the Aqaba Process initiative, focusing on security..
It is 21 years today since the tragedy in the River Lim on the border between Serbia and Montenegro, in which 12 Bulgarian children were killed. On..
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