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EC takes aim at Russia with ‘energy security’ package

February 16, 2016February 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy, European Commission, Russia

The European Commission published a package of proposals on February 16 meant to increase the bloc’s energy security        in case

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President calls for starting construction of European Energy Union from the Balkans

February 14, 2016February 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Rossen Plevneliev

The construction of the European Energy Union is crucial to deepening the European integration process and increasing the energy security

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria renewable energy production down in 2014, still above 2020 target – Eurostat

February 10, 2016February 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Nine European Union member states, Bulgaria among them, had exceeded their renewable energy targets for 2020 in 2014, the bloc’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s state energy holding to replace CEO

February 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry said on February 9 that it would ask the board of directors at the Bulgarian Energy Holding

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Business 

Lukoil sells filling stations in Poland, Central Europe

February 8, 2016 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland, Russia

Russia’s privately-owned fuel giant Lukoil agreed to sell more than 230 filling stations located in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs reject motion to resurrect South Stream gas pipeline project

February 3, 2016February 5, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s Parliament rejected on February 3 a motion tabled by ultra-nationalist party Ataka, which called for resuming construction on the

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Europe 

National power grids increasingly targeted in cyber attacks

February 1, 2016 Doug Bernard of VOANews energy, Ukraine

Ukraine’s electric power grid is once again under cyberattack, just one month after a similar incident successfully brought down portions

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Bulgaria 

As Gazprom scraps another contract, Bulgaria still holds out hope on South Stream

January 20, 2016January 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s government again re-iterated on January 20 its position that it has never been officially notified of the cancellation of

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Bulgaria 

Nuland discusses energy diversification, security, rule of law with Bulgarian leaders

January 19, 2016January 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy, Rossen Plevneliev

US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland held talks in Sofia on January 20 2016

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