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Bulgaria confident South Stream will get EC approval – minister

August 1, 2014August 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s outgoing economy minister Dragomir Stoynev said on August 1 that the controversial decision to sell state land to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria still keen on South Stream, Russian FM Lavrov told

July 7, 2014July 9, 2014 Alex Bivol Russia, South Stream

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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Business 

Austria, Russia sign South Stream deal

June 24, 2014June 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Austrian oil and gas company OMV and Russia’s Gazprom signed on June 24 an agreement to build a branch of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM offers little clarity on South Stream status

June 13, 2014June 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Plamen Oresharski, South Stream

The future of the South Stream pipeline in Bulgaria remains muddled, with parliamentary hearings of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski and

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Business 

EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over South Stream

June 3, 2014June 5, 2014 Alex Bivol energy, European Commission, 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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria facing EU sanctions over South Stream – Barroso

May 28, 2014June 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, South Stream

Outgoing European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said that the EC was planning to begin infringement proceedings against Bulgaria for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria remains fully committed to South Stream – minister

April 23, 2014April 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, South Stream

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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Perspectives 

Much ado about South Stream

April 17, 2014May 10, 2024 Alex Bivol energy, 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 

Bulgaria still committed to South Stream – minister

March 13, 2014March 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev said on March 13 that Sofia remained steadfast in its commitment to the

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