Trump to Send Patriots and Offensive Weapons to Ukraine in Major Escalation Against Russia
President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States will provide Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems and other sophisticated military equipment
All employees and workers laid off from the Belene port after 2012 have been reinstated in order to prepare the facility for the arrival of the two nuclear reactors ordered for the unfinished project for a second nuclear power plant. Because of their size, the reactors are expected to be transported along the Danube river in the beginning of April.
The security of the site where the plant was supposed to be built has been enhanced while, on Wednesday, additional security measures for the arrival of the reactors were discussed. This happened at a meeting in Belene with the participation of employees from State Agency National Security (DANS), the Pleven Regional Police Directorate and the firefighter service.
The site where the reactors will be stored has already been classified as a site of strategic importance for the country.
The reactors were ordered by the government of Sergey Stanishev in 2008 via an agreement between the National Electricity Company (NEK) and Russian company Atomexportstroy.
The project was terminated with a decision of the Council of Ministers in 2012.
In June 2016, Atomexportstroy won a suit against Bulgaria. The court ruled then that Bulgaria must pay EUR 610 M for the reactors which had already been constructed. The payment was made by NEK via a state loan allocated in December 2016.
Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov shared encouraging news for Bulgaria’s energy sector, highlighting that financial institutions are prepared to provide funding eight times greater than what is required for the construction
Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov has firmly criticized the 2022 agreement between state-owned Bulgargaz and Turkish company Botas, arguing that there was no objective reason to enter into such a deal
Authorities have launched a wide-ranging investigation into the controversial gas transmission agreement between Bulgaria’s state-owned Bulgargaz and the Turkish company Botas
The European Commission is preparing a new phase of green legislation that could significantly impact fuel prices across the EU
As of July 1, a new pricing period begins for household electricity, heating, and hot water in Bulgaria
At an open session, the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) reviewed a proposal submitted by Bulgargaz EAD on June 10, 2025, for setting the July sale price of natural gas to end suppliers and licensed heating energy producers
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