Bulgaria’s Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov met, in Washington, with Laura Lochman, US Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Energy Resources.
The two discussed the construction of a vertical gas corridor for diverse and sustainable gas deliveries towards Eastern, Southeastern and Central Europe. “We expect to obtain a construction permit, by the end of the month, for the Kulata-Kresna section, shortly after which we plan to break ground,” Minister Stankov said. Other talking points included the delivery of LNG from the US via the terminals in Alexandroupolis and countries neighbnouring on Bulgaria, as an option for reaching the heart of Europe.
During the meeting, Zhecho Stankov laid emphasis on the construction of reactors 7 and 8 of the Kozloduy NPP using the Westinghouse technology as a priority for the Bulgarian government, BGNES reports.
The emergency renovation of Graf Ignatievo Airport will cost just over EUR 110 million excluding VAT. The repair contracts have been awarded to four companies, which the Ministry of Defense announced publicly, with their selection being an exception..
In a press release, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the recent statements by the Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski regarding the Bulgarian minority in the country and its inclusion in the..
Restaurateurs from around the country are holding a national meeting today in Veliko Tarnovo to discuss taking measures to protect the differentiated 9% VAT rate for catering establishments, BNR’s correspondent in Veliko Tarnovo Zdravka Maslyankova..
Experts from the Royal Netherlands Police are in Sofia for a series of trainings for their Bulgarian colleagues from the Border Police in the field of..
A photograph in the media of Minister of Labour and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov (Bulgarian Socialist Party), MEP Kristian Vigenin (Bulgarian..
With 197 votes “for”, the National Assembly unanimously approved, at first reading, a full ban on the import, trade in, supply, distribution and sale,..
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