ARCHIVE - 20 June 2022

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Business

Russia is already China's largest Oil Importer

China imported a record amount of crude oil from Russia in May

Business » Energy | June 20, 2022, Monday // 18:13

Natural Gas in Europe rose by nearly 7%

Natural gas in Europe rose by 6.68 percent at 13:30 p.m. Bulgarian time compared to yesterday's price, according to data from the ICE exchange

Business » Energy | June 20, 2022, Monday // 15:13

The Greece-Bulgaria Interconnection started Test Gas Supplies

The Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnection (IGB) has started test gas supplies, the project company ICGB AD told Trend news agency

Business » Energy | June 20, 2022, Monday // 15:04

Politics

Bulgarian President: The French Proposal for North Macedonia is the Best and Fairest so far

“The proposals of the French Presidency are the best so far, I'm not just talking about Bulgaria - they are the fairest. (...) Let it be clear: we really have progress for a change in the constitution of North Macedonia and the entry of Bulgarians into th

Politics | June 20, 2022, Monday // 17:30

Society

More than 220,000 Bulgarians are without Identity Documents

More than 220,000 Bulgarian citizens live without identity documents, according to a survey conducted as part of the National Advocacy Campaign "The Invisibles We See". These people are deprived of access to health and social and practically leaves them w

Society | June 20, 2022, Monday // 18:37

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior is taking Action to Prevent Escalation during the Protests this week

In connection with the received operational information and with numerous signals for publications on social networks, which call for escalation of the tension during the protests planned for this week, the Ministry of Interior has ordered an inspection

Society | June 20, 2022, Monday // 12:52

Study: 59% of Bulgarians Disapprove of Putin's Actions, 23% Do Not Hide their Support

For more than 50 percent of Bulgarians, media reports about the war in Ukraine are rather unreliable, with one in three saying they encounter fake news every day or almost every day, according to a Gallup International Balkan study

Society | June 20, 2022, Monday // 12:27

WHO: Don't Stop Worrying about the COVID-19 Pandemic, there is Risk of New Variants

The Secretary-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned the countries of the world not to be complacent about the COVID-19 pandemic because the risk of dangerous new variants has not disappeared

Society » Health | June 20, 2022, Monday // 12:46

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 92 New Cases in the Last 24 hours

Ninety-two new cases of coronavirus have been registered in the last 24 hours in Bulgaria. No confirmed contagious people have died, according to data from the Unified Information Portal

Society » Health | June 20, 2022, Monday // 12:35

World

Transport Strike throws Europe into Chaos

Strike wave in Europe - all flights departing from Brussels International Airport have been canceled today

World » EU | June 20, 2022, Monday // 17:53

Russia reports of Injured Personnel by Ukrainian Missile Strike on Gas Platforms in the Black Sea

The Ukrainian army hit drilling points at about 8 o'clock this morning at the Ukrainian company Chornomornaftogaz, which was taken over by Russia in 2014, said the so-called leader of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov

World » Russia | June 20, 2022, Monday // 17:45

Russia Threatened Lithuania with Retaliation for Refusing to Transit Goods to Kaliningrad

The Kremlin today described as "unprecedented" Lithuania's decision to ban the transit of some goods to Russia's Kaliningrad region and threatened retaliation

World » Russia | June 20, 2022, Monday // 15:09

Ten Former Ministers are calling on the Authorities in Sofia to give Weapons to Ukraine

Four Bulgarian foreign ministers and six military officials called on political leaders to support Ukraine, including by providing it with the weapons and ammunition it needs. The call came before the NATO summit in Madrid in late June

World » Ukraine | June 20, 2022, Monday // 14:55

Day 117 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Kyiv will limit Books and Music created by Russian Citizens

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

World » Ukraine | June 20, 2022, Monday // 14:02

There are currently 81,486 Ukrainian Refugees in Bulgaria

There are currently 81,486 Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria. They have requested temporary protection. 45,000 of them are children. With their personal foreigner number after registration, every refugee can exercise their rights.

World » Ukraine | June 20, 2022, Monday // 12:40
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