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In Istanbul, Bulgarian PM Borissov talks energy issues with Turkish, Russian top officials

July 10, 2017July 12, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Russia, Turkey

Bulgaria and Turkey have a common understanding that the development of gas transmission infrastructure, covering more Balkan countries and Europe,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian energy minister signs ‘roadmap’ with Gazprom on studying development of gas infrastructure in Bulgaria

June 3, 2017June 5, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova and Gazprom managing board chairman Alexey Miller signed on June 3 a “roadmap” by which

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria watchdog ends Lukoil anti-trust probe, finds no wrongdoing

May 26, 2017September 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has ended its investigation of two subsidiaries of Russian privately-held oil major Lukoil,

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EVN distribution subsidiary in Bulgaria changes name

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Austrian energy group EVN said on May 19 that it has changed the name of its distribution subsidiary in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to seek additional assurances in Gazprom anti-trust settlement

May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s would accept Gazprom’s proposals to settle the EU anti-trust investigation into the Russian state-owned gas company’s manipulation of Central

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors open investigation into utilities regulator

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on April 24 that it has opened a pre-trial investigation into suspected mismanagement by members of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 29.6%

March 31, 2017April 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator decided on March 31 to raise gas prices in the country by 29.6 per cent starting April

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Bulgaria 

Russian ambassador to Bulgaria congratulates GERB leader Borissov on election victory

March 30, 2017March 31, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, energy, Russia, South Stream

The Russian ambassador in Sofia, Anatoliy Makarov, has written to centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov congratulating him on his

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Bulgaria 

EC invites Eastern European member states to weigh in on Gazprom anti-trust settlement proposal

March 13, 2017March 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The European Commission said on March 13 that it has asked eight Eastern European member states for comments on the

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