Balgarianovinite.com Fuel prices are rising depending on developments in the Middle East and stock market levels. “It is by no means impossible that they will continue to increase,” said caretaker Energy Minister Traicho Traikov on Nova TV on Sunday.
Speaking about retail prices, which affect all Bulgarian consumers, Traikov said the government is managing, through a mix of discussions, invitations, and analyses, to limit price increases compared with other countries. He added that TV documentaries are expected soon on Romanians, Greeks, and Serbs coming to fill up at Bulgarian petrol stations. “Even if the increase is more limited, it is still significant, and unless hostilities suddenly stop, there is no prospect of prices falling,” he said.
Traikov noted that the government is moving to the next stage of its measures, which focuses on supporting the most vulnerable. Regarding the conditions for compensation under the measures, the minister said they have not yet been finalized but explained that they will be linked to the poverty line and whether the household owns a vehicle. “In my view, and according to the understanding of most decision-makers, this will be activated if the situation continues to be difficult or deteriorates sharply,” Traikov added.
The Energy Minister also commented on the possibility that the country could lose funds from the fourth payment under the Recovery and Resilience Plan, in response to a question about the failed attempts to hold a meeting of the parliamentary Energy Committee to consider amendments to the Renewable Energy Act. According to Traikov, the argument that a quorum could not be reached is “completely absurd.” He noted that he inherited the proposed legislative changes already submitted to parliament by his predecessor – filed on February 12, while he took office on February 19, with the deadline for adoption at the end of March. Traikov described his attempts and communication regarding the committee’s consideration of the amendments: “Over the following two days, after my intervention, there were three attempts to convene the committee. Clearly, there is time, but no willingness,” he said. Further Fuel Hikes “By No Means Impossible” – Energy Minister 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-15 18:29:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law