The gas operators of Bulgaria and Slovakia, Bulgartransgas and Eustream, have signed in Sofia an agreement which caters for future gas supplies from Austria via Slovakia to the planned Balkan Gas Hub near Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Varna. Supplies will be serviced by the Eastring pipeline. It was initiated by Slovakia after the suspension of the South Stream project and also includes Romania and Hungary. Its key purpose is to transport natural gas from West Europe to the Balkans. The project is among the priority ones for financing under the European Commission Juncker plan.
On a proposal by the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office and the Sofia Regional Prosecutor’s Office, acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov has submitted a request to the 51 st National Assembly for lifting the immunity of 6 members of parliament –..
The second procedure for the election of a president of the Supreme Administrative Court has been terminated because there have been no nominations. Last chance for nominations for Supreme Administrative Court president The Supreme..
The National Assembly is holding a hearing of Minister of Agriculture and Food Georgi Tahov and Bulgarian Food Safety Director Svetlozar Patarinski over the sheep plague outbreak in Velingrad. The laboratory in Montpellier confirms the presence..
Vice President Iliana Iotova said in Pernik that she is optimistic about the formation of a regular cabinet. "Yesterday's talks..
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit Bulgaria this Friday 20 December, according to BGNES and a number of other Bulgarian media. The..
At its meeting today, the Bulgarian government adopted a Decision to temporarily introduce border control on the internal Bulgarian-Romanian border , as..
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