ARCHIVE - 11 May 2022

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Business

The COVID Supplement of BGN 60 for Pensioners remains until the End of the Year

The COVID supplement of BGN 60 for pensioners will be reformulated as an anti-inflationary supplement and will be extended until the end of the year. The measures for the high electricity prices continue for May

Business » Finance | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 12:53

Westinghouse Plans to Build a Geothermal Energy Storage Facility in Bulgaria

The American company specializing in nuclear energy, Westinghouse and the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) have signed a memorandum of understanding, which envisages the construction of a 2 gigawatt geothermal energy storage facility in Bulgaria

Business » Energy | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 15:46

Bulgarian President: Any Attempt to Diversify the Energy Sector must be Supported

“Any attempt to diversify the energy sector must be supported.” This was stated to journalists in the Czech Republic by the Bulgarian head of state Rumen Radev

Business » Energy | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 13:05

Bulgaria: 50 Liters of Cheaper Gasoline per month for Everyone

It is being discussed that 50 liters of fuel per month should be at a lower price. There is a discount of 25 cents per liter for gasoline and diesel

Business » Energy | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 12:47

Bulgaria will receive Liquefied Natural Gas from the US, at Prices Lower than those of Gazprom

From June, Bulgaria will receive supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States at prices lower than Gazprom's current ones. This was agreed at a meeting between Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and US Vice President Kamala Harris

Business » Energy | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 08:19

Bulgarian Employers with a National Protest on May 18 over Electricity and Fuel Prices

The nationally representative employers' organizations - the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA), the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA), the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the Confederation of Employers and Industriali

Business » Industry | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 16:29

No More Mandatory Masks on Airports and Planes in Europe

The masks of airports and planes in Europe will no longer be mandatory. The decision takes effect on May 16, on the recommendation of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control

Business » Tourism | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 13:21

Politics

Tensions at the “Vazrazhdane” Protest in Sofia

A protest by the pro-Russian “Vazrazhdane” (Revival) party blocked traffic in downtown Sofia

Politics | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 23:17

Bulgaria’s Pro-Russian "Vazrazhdane" goes on a National Protest in front of Parliament Today

The “Vazrazhdane” (Revival) party is protesting in front of the National Assembly, demanding the immediate resignation of the government

Politics | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 08:05

Society

For the First Time in the World: Belgian Scientists have Discovered How to Block COVID-19

For the first time in the world, Belgian researchers from the University of Leuven, Belgium, were able to identify and block the key that allows the coronavirus to attack cells, thus preventing Covid-19 infection

Society » Health | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 13:13

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 422 New Cases in the Last 24 hours

For the last 24 hours, 422 new cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in Bulgaria with 7563 tests performed, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal. 5.6 percent of the tests are positive

Society » Health | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 08:11

World

Lavrov: We do not want a War in Europe at all

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today that his country does not want a war in Europe, but that Western countries would very much like to see Russia defeated in its military campaign in Ukraine

World » Russia | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 16:13

Zelensky: We want to Restore the Territorial Integrity of Ukraine before the End of the War

In a video address to students at the Paris Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that he wanted his country's territorial integrity restored before the end of the war with Russia

World » Ukraine | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 15:57

Day 77 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Kyiv to Stop Russian Gas to Europe, Zelensky warns of Global Food Crisis

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hour

World » Ukraine | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 08:34

Ukraine to Stop the Transit of Russian Gas to Europe through Luhansk Region

Ukraine intends to halt the flow of Russian gas to Europe through a key transit point amid reports that Ukrainian forces have seized several villages north and northeast of Kharkiv from Russian troops, a counter-offensive that could signal a change in the

World » Ukraine | May 11, 2022, Wednesday // 07:56
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