Replacing Russian gas with an alternative will increase the price of natural gas by at least 40%, Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov said.

He was summoned to parliament's energy committee to answer current questions.

Nikolov commented to BNT that he is not worried about the supply of oil and oil products, as the owner of our refinery in Burgas is registered in Switzerland, despite the fact that behind him is the Russian oil group Lukoil.

“There is no room for panic and tension in society,” Nikolov added.

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The new cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last day are 1180 with 12,333 tests performed (approximately 9.6 percent), according to current data in the Unified Information Portal.

The cured in the last 24 hours are 5033 and the dead - 40. 229 people were newly admitted to hospitals. There are currently 1,618 hospitalized, 190 of whom are in intensive care units.

1376 doses of vaccine were given during the past day.

67.29% of new cases, 80% of those who died and 78.17% of those newly admitted to hospitals were not vaccinated.

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Bulgarian composer Penka Kouneva became one of the winners of the most prestigious Grammy Music Award with her participation in the album “Women Warriors: Voices of Change”. The album won in the “Classic Collection” category. Kouneva has worked in Hollywood as a composer and orchestrator for more than 20 years. Before the first presentation of the album as a concert, the composer told the Bulgarian National Radio:

“My parts are for standing vox. My music is dramatic, tonal, it really sounds classic, but it has a very modern influence. Film music that tells stories.”

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The government in the Republic of North Macedonia has declared five Russian diplomats persona non grata. This was confirmed by Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani.

First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria has been declared Persona Non Grata

According to him, the diplomats undermined Skopje's path to the European Union, including by hindering the improvement of relations with Bulgaria.

North Macedonia’s PM: There are Individuals who work against our Agreement with Bulgaria

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