120,000 people employed in the production of coal-fired electricity in Bulgaria are at risk of losing their jobs and emigrating, the Podkrepa Labor Confederation warned, Bulgarian National Radio reported on March 4.
These are workers in thermal power plants, coal mines and related auxiliary industries. In recent days, trade unionists have held a series of meetings with their counterparts from other countries in the European Union and the Western Balkans to exchange experiences on the Green Deal.
International secretary of the CT Podkrepa Veselin Mitov commented:
“Romanian miners from the Baia Mare region, which is also a mining region, said that they are facing exactly the same problem and that Romania does not yet have an electricity shortage, but they fear that this could happen in the next two years. three years. It can be seen that similar trends are largely observed in Bulgaria. In January, on cold days, up to 40% of the electricity consumed in Bulgaria was imported from abroad, mainly from non-EU countries, because electricity is cheaper there and they do not pay for so-called harmful emissions. “
According to Podkrep, the key question is how the Green Deal will be implemented and in what time frame thermal power plants in Bulgaria will be closed.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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