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Negotiations with European Commission under way to replace coal in the Maritsa Basin

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Negotiations with the European Commission continue. We cannot replace an independent Bulgarian source, such as the coal in the Maritsa basin, with an imported source and build steam and gas power plants in their place. To increase our dependence on gas means someone else could turn on and off the electricity in the country. This was said during the parliamentary control session today by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev.

In the negotiations with the European Commission Bulgaria has discussed replacing coal with waste disposal. Thus, instead of the waste-processing plant being in the centre of Sofia, it can be in the Maritsa basin using the highest technology.
Asked about the country's transition to the euro, Vassilev said that Bulgaria is technically fully ready to adopt the euro, and the date of January 1, 2024 is not threatened, Vassilev stressed.



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