Новости за 18.08.2022

Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia. Bulgaria will negotiate with companies from these countries, in this order, to ensure the necessary quantities of natural gas for the winter. This was announced by acting energy minister Rosen Hristov....

Greece does not plan to return to the strict restrictive measures even in the event of a new wave of the epidemic in the autumn, reports the Greek Ministry of Health. Athena also received a monkeypox vaccine. All expert forecasts warn of a new wave of the coronavirus in the fall, but Greece does not plan to return to restrictive measures, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said....

Bulgaria's diplomatic missions abroad have already requested permission or notified 128 countries with which our country has diplomatic relations and has an accredited ambassador. To date, out of 61 countries in which the Central Election Commission (CEC) has designated polling places, Bulgaria has received permission from 42. This became clear during a briefing by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...

The term of the introduced anti-epidemic measures in Bulgaria is extended until 25.08.2022. ...

The Greece-Bulgaria interconnector has already been successfully connected to the Bulgarian national and transit gas transmission network, the project company announced. The connection of the infrastructure of the two independent transmission operators for Bulgaria - ICGB and "Bulgartransgaz" was carried out near Stara Zagora in the period August 16-17. The gas pipeline is already successfully connected to the neighboring operators in both countries, thus the physical transmission of gas through the facility is technically ensured. Читать дальше...

KFOR, NATO's peacekeeping force in Kosovo, is ready to step in if stability between Serbia and its former province is at risk. This was stated by the Secretary General of the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, BTA reported. He was speaking after a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Brussels....

Bulgaria has received several offers for the supply of natural gas, which do not require the country to look for a slot for its unloading, as this is provided by the trader. There is also an offer for direct delivery. Thus, the caretaker government will have no commitment to look for a natural gas unloading terminal....

China's Defence Ministry has announced that its People's Liberation Army will participate in the strategic command and staff exercise Vostok-2022 in Russia in which India, Belarus, Tajikistan and Mongolia are also participants. "According to the annual China-Russia military cooperation plan and consensus reached by the two sides, the Chinese People's Liberation Army will send some troops to Russia to participate in the Vostok (East)-2022 strategic exercise," the Chinese defense ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. Читать дальше...

The duration of the isolation of patients with COVID-19, as well as the quarantine for contact persons, is shortened from today, August 18. Patients with laboratory-proven COVID-19 will be subject to isolation for a period of 7 days, instead of 10 days as before, and contact persons will be subject to a 5-day quarantine (so far, the quarantine lasted 7 days) , specified by the Ministry of Health. People who have contracted COVID-19 within the last 90 days, as well as those who have completed a vaccination... Читать дальше...

NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria completed Exercise Platinum Lion 22, passing an important milestone as it moves towards achieving full operational capability.The battlegroup currently consists of the Bulgarian Army’s 42nd Mechanised Battalion and a mechanised infantry company from the US Army’s 3rd Armoured Brigade Combat Team. Soldiers from the British Army’s Royal Irish Regiment worked alongside the battlegroup for Platinum Lion 22, learning how to manoeuvre and communicate with their... Читать дальше...