Bulgaria set obligatory terms in the offer for selection of strategic investor for construction of a second nuclear power plant in Belene, which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Firstly, the National Energy Company, which enters the future joint venture with an in-kind contribution consisting of its assets (the construction ground and the nuclear reactors) will have a blocking quota during the construction and the exploitation of the nuclear power plant. Secondly, no contract for purchase of electricity with state guarantee or other non-market mechanisms to guarantee the investments will be signed. According to another condition, the construction deadline of the project is 10 years and the price of the investment cannot exceed EUR 10 billion. Local companies must be also able to participate at the fulfillment of the project, one of the terms read.
There is no democracy and freedom without freedom of speech and pluralism, said President Rumen Radev at the opening, in Sofia, of the annual Public Broadcasters International Conference (PBI 2025) . For the first time, the Bulgarian National Radio..
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Bulgaria supports the start of EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, said Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev during the EU Foreign Affairs Council held in Luxembourg. European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos..
The President of the “Renew Europe” group in the European Parliament, Valérie Hayer, called on the European Commission to urgently send a mission to..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range between 6 and 11°C across the country. Along the Black Sea coast, they will reach 13 to 16°C , while in Sofia..
Legislative amendments banning individuals sanctioned under the global Magnitsky law from holding senior government or party positions will likely be..
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