site.btaBulgarian Energy Minister Takes Part in Informal EU Council Meeting in Budapest

Caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov is taking part in an informal meeting of the European Union’s (EU) Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council held in Budapest on Monday and Tuesday, his ministry said in a press release on Monday. In the Hungarian capital, the energy ministers are discussing topics related to the importance of geothermal energy for the European energy mix, the implementation of the legislative framework in the sector until 2030 and the implementation of the EU's energy policy.

Also on the agenda are the role of the integrated electricity system in the decarbonization of the economy and the contribution of the energy sector to the New European Competitiveness Deal.