Lukoil sells filling stations in Poland, Central Europe
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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Bulgarian MPs reject motion to resurrect South Stream gas pipeline project
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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National power grids increasingly targeted in cyber attacks
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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As Gazprom scraps another contract, Bulgaria still holds out hope on 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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Nuland discusses energy diversification, security, rule of law with Bulgarian leaders
US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland held talks in Sofia on January 20 2016
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Bulgaria gets gas grid study funding in latest EU energy infrastructure package
Bulgaria’s state-owned gas grid operator Bulgartransgaz will receive 850 000 euro for a feasibility study as part of the latest
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Russia suspected in first-ever cyberattack on Ukraine’s power grid
In the last months of 2015, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea’s annexation and continuing strife in Ukraine’s
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Bulgaria’s utilities regulator to probe private provider Overgas
Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission said on January 6 that it would check the “execution of licence duties and
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Year in Review: Politics in Bulgaria in 2015
Politically, the year 2015 was in the main a good one for Bulgarian Prime Minister and GERB party leader Boiko
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