The Bulgarian and the Russian side are setting up a joint working group to look into possible options regarding the Belene NPP project, after in mid-June, the Court of Arbitration in Geneva ruled that Bulgaria pay Atomstroyexport EUR 550 million in compensation for the equipment commissioned and manufactured by the Russian company for the Belene NPP project, which Bulgaria scrapped.
The experts will try to find a solution to the satisfaction of both sides to be endorsed as soon as possible. Agreement on this was reached by Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova and representatives of the Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom.
Bulgaria’s Premier Rosen Zhelyazkov convened an emergency meeting at the Council of Ministers on Saturday dedicated to the issue of food prices. On February 13, some Bulgarians participated in a boycott of food retail chains. Measures for..
Bulgaria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georg Georgiev, participated in a working breakfast dedicated to addressing illegal migration and its consequences. The forum was part of Georg Georgiev’s program during the Munich Security Conference,..
The National Customs Agency seized 100 leopard geckos and 243 tarantulas as part of Operation Thunder 2024, coordinated by Interpol and the World Customs Organization. The operation took place from November 11, 2024, to December 6, 2024, with..
Kristiyan Vladov and Stefan Kyurkchiev of the Plovdiv Museum of Natural History are working on a project to bring live fish from the southern Arctic..
The one-year anniversary of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was marked with a memorial service in Sofia's St Nedelya Cathedral. It..
Bulgarian Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova will travel to Brussels to provide an update on Bulgaria’s progress towards euro area accession. The..
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