Heating companies have requested a rise in the price of heating and hot water between 29% in Sofia and 330% in Veliko Tarnovo. This is clear from the published statements of the companies on the website of the state energy regulator. However, their..
The war in Ukraine found us at the heart of a multitude of crises, because we allowed ourselves to be dependent on Russia, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said during a discussion at the 2022 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. PM Petkov..
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev urged the European Commission to clarify whether the different countries of the EU are being treated differently by Gazprom, and whether there is any breach of the sanctions by companies..
In a joint statement, the European Commission and the United States described the suspension of gas supplies from Russia to Bulgaria and Poland as "unreasonable and unacceptable." They condemn this action and describe it as "energy blackmail". The..
For the first time in 30 years, a delegation from the Bulgarian Embassy will not take part in the official ceremony organized by the Russian authorities on the occasion of May 24 in front of the monument to the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius in Moscow...
The gas interconnector with Greece should become part of the strategic objects of importance for our national security - this is what Bulgarian Ministry of Energy has insisted to the Council of Ministers. "The facility has become of paramount..
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry permitted a humanitarian flight by a Russian airplane over the airspace of the country on 24 April, Minister of Transport Nokolay Sabev announced in parliament. He explained that the ban on Russian aircraft..
Brussels is to help EU countries end their dependency on Russian nuclear fuel as it seeks to cut the bloc’s ties to Russian energy by 2027 , The Financial Times writes. The European Commission said it would assist the five EU states - Czech Republic,..
Prime Minister Kiril Petkov described the information that he had personally assumed commitments for the lifting of the veto on North Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations as fake news. Foreign Minister Genchovska: Bulgaria’s position on North..
"Bulgaria does not depend on Greece's decisions about their payments for Russian gas. We have contracts." This is how Prime Minister Kiril Petkov answered a reporter's question after the opening of an office in Sofia of the Bulgarian-Turkish..
