All Bulgarian districts were covered with snow on Friday morning. A series of traffic bans and restrictions were imposed on the republican road network. Due to heavy snowfall, gusty winds and low visibility a traffic ban was imposed on all vehicles in Silistra, Shumen, Varna, Razgrad and Ruse districts in Northeast Bulgaria. Trakia motorway was partially closed in Southeast Bulgaria between the cities of Karnobat and Burgas. On Friday noon the traffic ban on cargo vehicles will be lifted in the section between Sofia and Kulata border checkpoint with Greece. Dozens of small towns and villages were left without electricity.
The planned annual maintenance of Unit 6 of Bulgaria's only NPP, Kozloduy, has been completed. The unit was connected to the national grid at 10:07 following an inspection by the Nuclear Regulatory Agency. In addition to the repairs made to improve..
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President Rumen Radev met with Bulgarians living and working in Singapore during his visit to the Asian country on November 22-24. There are an estimated 400 Bulgarians living in Singapore. "Our diaspora in Singapore occupies a very special..
According to an analysis by the Electricity System Operator, a shortage of electricity is expected as early as January and February next year. At a..
“It’s time to lift internal border controls now,” European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson believes. In an interview with RFE/RL she..
The Constitutional Court has opened a case following the request by President Rumen Radev for the amendments to the Constitution, endorsed by the 49 th..
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