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Heating Problem in Bulgaria - Coggle Diagram
Heating Problem in Bulgaria
Economics
"Glass, steel, beer and metal producers were forced to shut down, as experts estimated the loss to industry to be around 500m Bulgarian Lev (£227m) a day."
The supplies of gas for many important industries were cut. This affected the economy in a negative way, and the country was losing around £227m leva a day.
"Taxis which run on methane gas, were largely off the roads."
Since the gas supplies given from other countries like Ukraine were cut, taxi companies weren't able to give their service to people. This affected the industry and economy in a negative way.
Alexandra Nikolova said that "[They]'ve sold 240 electrical heaters in two days".
Even though most of the effects on the economy were negative, the companies that sold electrical heaters were profiting a lot from this crisis, since a lot of people needed a way to stay warm.
Politics
"Bulgaria sources almost all of its gas from Russia."
In 2007 Bulgaria and Russia signed a gas contract which made our country dependent on Russia for energy and gas supplies. Another problem was that Bulgaria didn't have an alternative with its own gas routes to use for emergencies like this one.
"...the country is left to rue its position as the most vulnerable EU state to the habitual rows between Russia and Ukraine over gas supplies and payments."
The problem started after gas supplies from Ukraine were cut off, and after that the same happened with Russia. This made Bulgaria even weaker, and created a lot of problems for the governement to solve.
Davinka Ivanova said that there would be a revolt.
Many people thought that the governement wasn't doing anything to fix this huge problem, and to help the citizens to live a healthy and normal life. This made a lot of people angry, and some predicted that there would be a revolt.
Social
Krasimir Ivanov said, "if [they] don't pay for electricity, [they]'ll pay for medicine for [their] child."
Many families lived without a heating system in their homes, which threatened their health. Krasimir Ivanov and his family used electric heater, and were forced to pay the electric bills, because otherwise they would get sick.
Pavlina works at a place "where there is no heating at all and staff keep their coats on at their computers".
People were forced to work without heating and electric heaters. This affected their work, because they weren't able to concentrate, and also made them scared for their well being.
"Schools were closed as pupils were sent home..."
This was a really important issue, because students were deprived from their education. Most parents went to work throughout the day, so they were probably struggling with finding a way to take care of their children.