Ministers adopt compensations
The Council of Ministers has moved ahead with a decision following parliament's motion obliging the cabinet to prepare a compensation program for businesses over rocketing electricity tariffs.
The compensation will be in effect until the end of the year and will cover the entire differential between the real average monthly exchange price of electricity of the "Day Ahead" segment of the exchange for the relevant month and the baseload of 180/MWh levs.
Bulgaria seeks funding extension from EU
In order to avoid forfeiting funds under RePowerEU,an EU program to end reliance on fossil fuel imports, the Bulgarian government is discussing with the European Commission the idea of using the resources after the deadline - August 2026.
This was announced to MPs by the Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov. This comes as Bulgaria struggles to obtain the funds from the national recovery and resilience plan.
No vapes on the market
Parliament has passed first reading amendments to the Child Protection Act, making smokeless and heatable tobacco products, as well as non-tobacco products, including vapes, completely prohibited for use, sale and supply to children under the age of 18.
The amendments were proposed by GERB MPs Kostadin Angelov, Denitsa Sacheva and Lachezar Ivanov.
The ban is motivated by concerns that many such products are of unclear origin, and the absence of a ban on their use and sale was sufficient to offer new products containing unclear substances.
Ministers adopt compensations
The Council of Ministers has moved ahead with a decision following parliament's motion obliging the cabinet to prepare a compensation program for businesses over rocketing electricity tariffs.
