Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has returned from Moscow where she took part in a meeting of the joint working group set up in connection with the ruling of the Court of Arbitration on the aborted Belene NPP.
“I hope that things will have been cleared up by the end of the month and we want the payment to have taken place by the end of the year,” Minister Petkova said. Under the Court of Arbitration ruling Bulgaria owes Russia 620 million euro, plus 167,000 euro in interest for each day of delay for the equipment manufactured for the aborted Belene NPP.
Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov has proposed the establishment of wartime command centres for state institutions . A draft decree from the Council of Ministers on this matter has been published for public consultation. The initiative aims to ensure..
The Ministry of Justice has proposed an amendment to Tariff No. 1 of the State Fees Act, outlining the fees charged by courts, the prosecution service, investigative services, and the Ministry of Justice. According to the government press service, the..
Due to a lack of rainfall, the water level in Lake Srebarna has dropped to just 15 centimeters, posing a serious threat to the entire ecosystem, reported public service broadcaster BNT. Lake Srebarna is one of the most significant wetlands in Europe..
A large fire stretching about 10 kilometers is burning east of the town of Karnobat, Burgas district, reported the mayor of Karnobat Municipality..
The National Revenue Agency is inspecting currency exchange offices due to increased interest in buying euros . Within just one week, the exchange of..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov led the Bulgarian delegation at the recently concluded NATO Summit in The Hague. Speaking to journalists, he stated that..
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