Bulgaria still keen on South Stream, Russian FM Lavrov told
In meetings with visiting Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on July 7, Bulgarian officials trotted out the by-now-familiar line about
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Author: Alex Bivol
EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over South Stream
The European Commission has formally launched infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over its choice of a contractor to build the land
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European elections 2014: Bulgarian socialists refuse to admit failure
Flanked by a row of the party’s stone-faced MEP candidates, Bulgarian socialist leader Sergei Stanishev refused to admit failure after
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Of South Stream and European Parliament elections
European Parliament election campaigns in member states often pass with little to no discussion of the pan-European issues – the empty
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European elections 2014: Romania – dress rehearsal
The expanding reach of the European Union made it inevitable that European Parliament elections will occasionally come in close proximity
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Much ado about South Stream
As the Ukrainian crisis shows no signs of speedy resolution, one of the main corollaries of the situation has been
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Bulgaria threatens electricity firms with fines, loss of licences
Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Dragomir Stoynev and the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) have threatened to repeal the licences
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Bulgarian initiative group files electoral rules referendum petition
The initiative committee set up last month to gather signatures for a referendum on electoral rules in Bulgaria delivered its
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Thin red line from the Comintern to PES
When Martin Schulz stands up in front of assorted delegates at the Party of European Socialists congress in Rome on
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