Bulgaria fuel market stable despite Lukoil sanctions
Bulgaria’s fuel market will not face disruptions or price hikes due to U.S. sanctions on Russian oil firms Rosneft and Lukoil, said Svetoslav Benchev, head of the Bulgarian Oil and…
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Parliament blamed for justice system paralysis
Prof. Plamen Panayotov, head of the Department of Criminal Sciences at Sofia University, placed responsibility for the current state of the justice system on parliament. He said lawmakers lack the…
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Doctors seek user fee hike after 13-year freeze
The user fee in Bulgarian healthcare has not changed in over thirteen years, said Dr. Gergana Nikolova of the National Association of General Practitioners. The group proposes raising the fee…
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Bulgaria moves to control Lukoil refinery sale
The Parliamentary Energy Committee approved on second reading changes to the Investment Promotion Act concerning a possible sale of the Burgas refinery owned by Lukoil. Lawmakers from GERB-SDF, BSP-United Left,…
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Bulgaria Says Lukoil Sanctions Won’t Disrupt Fuel Market
Bulgaria does not expect disruptions in its fuel market from U.S. sanctions on Lukoil. Delyan Dobrev, chair of the parliamentary budget and finance committee, told reporters after a meeting that…
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Kozloduy NPP Unit Six Shuts for Annual Repair
The sixth unit at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant begins its annual repair on October 25 and will run until early December. Operators coordinated the shutdown with the Central Dispatching…
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Sofia council approves budget update for key projects
The Sofia Municipal Council approved a budget update proposed by Mayor Vasil Terziev, with 42 votes in favor, eight against, and four abstentions. The revision reallocates nearly 40 million leva…
