The Thermal Power Plant “Bobov Dol” announced a temporary cessation of its operations, primarily attributed to the prevailing low electricity prices on the power exchange, as stated by the Executive Director, Eng. Lyubomir Spasov on January 4. The facility is undergoing maintenance, with one unit scheduled to resume operations by the following morning, and the…
IFAD Consolidated Programme Implementation Unit has announced the launch of the grant contest for financing micro-enterprises managed by women. Grants worth up to 600 thousand lei are intended both for agricultural production, post-harvest, processing, packaging and marketing of agricultural products, as well as for other activities related to agriculture (bakery, services for agriculture, agritourism, handicrafts,…
Poland and the European Commission (EC) will discuss the first tranche from the EU’s pandemic relief funds under Poland’s National Recovery Plan (KPO) in January, with the inflow expected in spring, the funds and regional policy minister has announced. Poland is due to receive EUR 25.3 billion in grants and EUR 34.5 billion in loans…
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant specialists took measures to ensure the supply of backup power in the event of the breach at the main external power line, as happened repeatedly since the full-scale invasion. This was stated by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. After the shutdown of the only 750 kV line remaining at…
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the European Investment Bank has provided Ukraine with EUR 1.7 billion in financial assistance, primarily aimed at emergency repairs of the destroyed infrastructure. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration – Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov. He noted that in…
The Civil Aviation Authority (AAC) announced that no air operator canceled flights from and to Chisinau. The statement was made “in the context of the information spread in the public space on the possible cancellation of the flights operated in the Republic of Moldova”. AAC said that in the case of a private operator, a…
The poultry industry is grappling with a major concern: the relabelling of imported eggs and chicken meat, raising issues of authenticity and traceability within Bulgaria. Daniel Bozhankov, head of the Association of Industrial Poultry Breeding, highlighted this ongoing problem, stating that imported products were often repackaged and falsely presented as Bulgarian in the market network.…