Caretaker Energy Minister Andrey Zhivkov is demanding that the Bulgarian Energy Holding remove the management of the gas operator Bulgartransgaz EAD.
The results of a probe by the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, made public last week, show that in the implementation of the Balkan Stream project Bulgartransgaz has not sought the preliminary consent of the energy and water regulator for the contracts concluded to carry out building works, or for the bank loans used as payment for them, which is a violation of the ordinance on licensing of activities in the energy sector. The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission probe showed that the Balkan Stream project has had a negative effect on the overall financial state of the company and has led to its over-indebtedness.
On Saturday, the lowest temperatures will be between 0 and 5°C; in Sofia - it will be around 0°C. During the day it will be mostly sunny. In the Danube Plain it will be foggy. Until noon it will also be foggy along the river..
The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense is requesting a postponement of one of the large payments under the contract for the second F-16 to 2028. Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov said that this is necessary because Bulgaria will encounter difficulties in..
Great Britain has issued a special license on Friday that allows businesses to continue to work with two Bulgarian subsidiaries of sanctioned Russian oil company Lukoil, Reuters and BNR Horizont reported. The general license allows companies and banks to..
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