Bulgaria's government has announced a €2 billion support package for households, businesses and energy-intensive industries, with measures intended to prevent increases in electricity, natural gas and district heating prices, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Pulev said at a briefing. Pulev said the authorities had consulted representatives of industry, businesses, trade associations and labor unions before finalizing the package, which covers households and families, residential and non-residential consumers, and energy-intensive companies. He described the current situation as unprecedented, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, governance shortcomings and structural problems in Bulgaria, followed by the conflict involving Iran....