The government revoked decisions of previous cabinets related to the construction of a second nuclear power plant in Belene. The decisions concern the designation of the Belene nuclear power plant site as an object of national significance and the conduct of negotiations with potential investors and equipment manufacturers. The cabinet assigned Bulgaria’s Minister of Energy to take action to terminate the procedure announced by the National Electricity Company for the selection of strategic investors for the construction of Belene NPP and to notify the preferred candidates for the submission of binding offers, with whom a confidentiality contract has been signed.
At a meeting between Bulgaria’s Premier Nikolay Denkov and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Athens on August 21, the Ukrainian side confirmed its interest in purchasing the two Bulgarian reactors for Belene NPP and the related equipment.
Representatives of the Food Safety Agency have arrived in Velingrad to take new samples from the 1,700 sheep quarantined because of a suspected plague outbreak. BNR correspondent in Pazardzhik Nevena Petrova reported that the Food Agency..
At the opening of a business forum in Ho Chi Minh City during his official visit to Vietnam, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev pointed out that Bulgaria can offer a wide range of opportunities for developing mutually beneficial cooperation...
The Prosecutor's College of the Supreme Judicial Council approved the reports of the Commission on Attestation and Competitions and the Commission for Professional Ethics regarding the candidacy of Borislav Sarafov for Chief Prosecutor, reported BTA...
According to unofficial information, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU has drafted a decision for the full admission of Bulgaria and..
The first marble statue discovered in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica on 3 July, is probably of Lucius – grandson of Roman Emperor Octavian..
The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) presented its annual awards for professional achievements in the field of tourism. The Bulgarian..
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