Prime Minister Boyko Borissov together with Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Aabed Abdulla Al-Saadoun and Bulgarian Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova have inspected the construction of the Balkan Stream gas pipeline by helicopter.
From the video published on the Prime Minister's Facebook profile it is clear that the project is entering its final phase. In front of the Saudi guest, Boyko Borissov said that Bulgaria was becoming a regional gas distribution center and that the pipeline guaranteed diversification of gas supplies.
Aabed Abdulla Al-Saadoun said his government would continue to give full support to the Arkad consortium, which is the main contractor for Balkan Stream, and that King Salman was monitoring the project and "putting a lot of pressure". According to the Prime Minister, there are no Russian companies behind the company.
Strong southerly wind on Monday evening led to the diversion of six flights and the cancellation of five others at Sofia Airport. Flights from Malta, Frankfurt, Vienna and Munich landed in Skopje, and from Bergamo and Warsaw - in Varna. Flights to..
Bulgaria is taking part in a high-level European summit on digital sovereignty in Berlin on 18 November , co-hosted by France and Germany. On 13 November 2025, the country's Council of Ministers approved Bulgaria's formal joining of the Declaration..
On November 18 at 5:30 p.m., the collection "New Foreign Bulgarian Studies" will be presented in the National Library "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" in Sofia. It was published within the framework of the National Scientific Program "Development and..
The Speaker of the National Assembly has no right to rule unilaterally on a national referendum. This becomes clear from a decision of the Constitutional..
At a meeting in Berlin with Google’s Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy for Europe Annette Kroeber-Riel, Minister of E-Government..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range from 5°C to 10°C across the country, reaching 12°C to 17°C in southern Bulgaria and around 8°C in Sofia. It..
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