Arbitration

Belene Debt Must Be Paid by December 15 for Interest To Be Waived

The money for the Belene Nuclear Power Plant, which Bulgaria owes to Russia, must be secured in spite of the resignation of the government.

This expenditure has been approved by a decision of Parliament and has legal force, warned the Deputy Chairman of the Energy Commission Valentin Nikolov.

Bulgaria To Pay EUR 400 M to Russia for Belene By End of 2016

Bulgaria will pay EUR 400 M, or the main part of the debt ruled by the Paris Arbitration Court for the manufactured equipment for Belene by the end of the year, announced Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova, cited by BTA.

At a working meeting of the intergovernmental commission of Russia and Bulgaria on Friday, it was decided that the debt will be paid in tranches.

Slovenian, Croatian FMs confirm open issues between countries

They on the other hand highlighted good relations in others areas, including the refugee crisis.

"The open issues remain open," Erjavec told the press, repeating Slovenia's view that international treaties needed to be respected and that Croatia should honour the border arbitration agreement.

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