“The Greece-Bulgaria interconnector should be ready by the end of 2021 so that liquefied gas can flow through it from Alexandroupolis - American, Israeli, Egyptian, from many sources. In future its capacity can be increased to 5 billion cubic metres of gas a year,” said Prime Minister Boyko Borissov who conducted an inspection of the construction work.
The project is important for Bulgaria and for the region because if affords the possibility of diversifying natural gas supply sources, the government press service states.
At this time pipes have been distributed along the 150-km. track in preparation of subsequent activity, along 70 kilometres the pipes have been laid in trenches. The pipeline is 182 kilometres long, 150 of which on Bulgarian territory.
Five centres for educational, social and health services are being established in small towns as part of the programme "Promoting Justice: Health and Inclusive Education for All - ZOV 2", funded by the Bulgarian-Swiss Cooperation Programme. The..
On Saturday it will be mostly cloudy with light rain, which in some places in the northern regions of Bulgaria will be mixed with snow. There will be almost no precipitation in Southeast Bulgaria. In the morning hours in many places in the plains and..
Bulgarian beekeepers', farmers' and grain growers' organisations have spoken out against the construction of wind turbines and photovoltaic plants on agricultural land , BNR's correspondent in Dobrich reports. Beekeepers whose hives are located..
The effects of the protests against supermarkets are being felt, Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov said in Plovdiv, where he was attending a national..
In 2022, 14.7% of workers in the EU were low-wage earners . By definition, low-wage earners are those who earn two-thirds or less of the average gross..
A serious restrictive and even repressive attitude among Bulgarian society on the current issues of school education and upbringing is shown by an..
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