Balgarianovinite.com At the start of Wednesday’s plenary sitting, the Vazrazhdane party called in a declaration for the National Assembly of Bulgaria to formulate Bulgaria’s position on carbon emissions trading ahead of the upcoming European Council meeting on March 19, 2026. Speaking from the parliamentary rostrum, MP Iskra Mihaylova said the country was facing a second opportunity to defend its energy capabilities.
Mihaylova requested a 30-minute recess so that the parliamentary Energy Committee of the National Assembly could convene and review a draft decision submitted by Vazrazhdane. The proposal would oblige the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria to declare a position supporting the temporary suspension of the EU Emissions Trading System.
“This is a key and critical moment for the Republic of Bulgaria, for our energy sector and for the country’s economy,” Mihaylova said.
She argued that when the European Green Deal was adopted in 2019, Bulgaria failed to take advantage of the capacity mechanism that could have helped preserve its coal-based energy sector. According to her, the government led at the time by GERB made a major mistake that others have been trying to correct for years.
Mihaylova said that the current geopolitical environment provides an opportunity to revisit the issue and added that ten European countries have already called for a review of carbon emissions markets.
She argued that the European Union has effectively imposed what she described as a “tax on air” on the European economy, with carbon prices ranging over the past five years between 65 and 105 euro per tonne of emissions. By contrast, major global economies, including China, United States, India, Russia and Japan, either do not impose such taxes or apply them at significantly lower levels, around 9 to 10 euro, which she said undermines the competitiveness of the European economy.
Earlier in the day, parliament rejected another proposal by Vazrazhdane to include on the agenda a draft decision obliging the government to take steps to preserve jobs, coal mining and electricity production in the state-owned Maritsa East energy complex. Vazrazhdane Calls for Parliamentary Position on Carbon Emissions Trading Ahead of EU Summit 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-18 09:03:25 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