Bulgaria's national energy strategy and the new renewable energy legislation are among the most urgent tasks facing the country's new deputy energy minister Mariy Kosev.

"We will have to speed up work on the energy strategy and the renewable energy law so that we can submit them with parliament before the recess", said Kosev, who will be in charge of energy issues at the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism.

The recess of the Bulgarian National Assembly begins on August 1.