Trakia motorway, the Pass of the Republic and road section in the region of Gurkovo of the Sofia-Burgas road south of the Balkan Range remain closed to traffic.
The protesting miners and energy workers from Maritsa Iztok coal mine are adamant they will keep the roads closed until the government withdraws the territorial plans for the just transition of the coal mining areas submitted to the European institutions.
“It is not the plans that are closing down the power plants, as they imagine. The plans are there to help when the market shuts down the plants, when they will not be able to work because there is cheaper electricity coming from other sources,” Prime Minister Niklay Denkov said. He once again invited the protesters to come to the Council of Ministers, so an “in-depth discussion” can take place, as many of them do not comprehend the substance of the plans and how they can help them.
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Only 2 kilometers remain to be built on the Bulgarian side of the railway corridor known as Corridor No. 8, which is intended to connect the Adriatic Sea with the Black Sea through Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria, Permanent Secretary of the..
Speaking at the national discussion Access to the labour market in Bulgaria for third-country nationals: challenges and solutions , Deputy Prime Minister Grozdan Karadzhov said that labour shortage is one of the biggest problems the government faces ...
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The Trade Union of Bulgarian Medical Specialists has declared readiness for protest actions and an effective strike, according to a statement published..
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