Spiegel: Germany concerned Bulgaria is Russia’s bridgehead in EU
Internal reports of the German federal government have warned that Russia has increasing influence over the Bulgarian government and is
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President Plevneliev will not appear before parliamentary committee on meeting with EVN
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said that he would not appear before a special parliamentary committee set up to investigate his
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Bulgaria’s opposition to file motion of no confidence over energy policy
Bulgaria’s opposition party GERB has said it plans to file a motion of no confidence in the government of Prime
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Seasonal fuel price hikes in Bulgaria ‘could be affected by Ukraine’ – report
Bulgaria is expected to see the customary fuel price increases in late June with the beginning of the summer holiday
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Ukraine inks memorandum with Slovakia for 8 billion cubic metres of gas
In a bid to further wean itself off Russian gas dependency, Ukraine on April 28 signed a memorandum with Slovakia
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Bulgarian regulator delays decision on electricity distribution licences to May 12
Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) was due to rule on April 28 whether to repeal the operating
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No shale gas production in the next five years, Romanian PM says
Romania will not exploit its shale gas reserves in the next five years, but beyond this point it will have
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Bulgaria remains fully committed to South Stream – minister
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has re-iterated Sofia’s commitment to the South Stream gas pipeline, saying that Bulgaria will do
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Italian energy giant submits applications for oil and gas exploration in Greece
Italian energy group Enel has submitted three applications to search for oil in three different areas of Greece. The Greek
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