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Energy regulator to probe power prices

The wholesale electricity market has not been running smoothly and authorities are concerned that exorbitant price rises may find their way onto consumers' bills.

A month after the so-called "target model" to determine wholesale electricity prices was introduced in Greece, prices have more than tripled, prompting the Energy Regulatory Authority (RAE) to intervene.

Scientists: Nail Biting is Equal to Vaccination

Parents always earnestly try to warn their children against bad habits. There's hardly a kid who from the earliest age was not told about all those nasty microbes living under our nails and how bad for us nail biting is.  

However, Canadian scientists have debunked this myth recently and say that actually this habit is healthy, Med Heal portal reports.

Bulgaria’s Premier: All Closed Facilities to Open Doors Stepwise as of 21 December

The best anti-crisis measure is to open everything on 21 December

"So far, we have given over BGN 1.1 billion to support small and medium-sized enterprises. The best anti-crisis measure is to open all businesses on a step-by-step basis as of 21 December," said Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, who visited a bread factory together with Minister of Labor and Social Policy Denitsa Sacheva.

Pandemic blow softer on Piraeus Port Authority

From the Mediterranean to the Baltic, Belt-and-Road-Initiative (BRI) projects are gradually getting back on track, despite challenges related to worldwide travel restrictions and production stoppage.

Since the beginning of the pandemic in Europe in early spring, Chinese companies have been trying their best to minimize the damage to their businesses and implement their projects.

EU enlargement blocked

The EU Council says that there are "a few hours left" for a possible agreement, and the ministers of general affairs of the EU countries put the issue of enlargement under the item "miscellaneous" on the agenda of tomorrow's meeting.

COVID-19 Pandemic Triggers Surge of Domestic Violence in Bulgaria

There is a silent and invisible pandemic developing alongside the COVID-19 one, as cases of domestic violence against women spiked worldwide during lockdowns to contain the newly-discovered coronavirus. This was a comparison often made and a concern often raised by international and regional organizations, civil society organizations and state authorities.

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