Bulgaria has threatened not to support European Union’s new set of sanctions against Russia if the Balkan country does not get a derogation from the proposed ban on buying Russian oil, Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev said late on Sunday. European Union governments moved closer on Sunday towards agreeing on …
Read More »Can Europe Live without Russian Energy?
Poland’s and Bulgaria’s decision not to pay for Russian natural gas in rubles could have serious consequences not just for the two European countries, but for the rest of the continent as well. While heavily dependent on Russian energy, Europe, at least at this point, does not have much choice …
Read More »Greece to Assist Bulgaria after Russia Halts Gas Supply
Greece has vowed to help neighboring Bulgaria after Russia decided to cut off its gas supply. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke to his Bulgarian counterpart Kiril Petkov over the phone on Wednesday morning, according to a statement from his office. “During their discussion, the prime minister stated that Greece will …
Read More »Russia Cuts Gas Supplies to Poland, Bulgaria
Russia yesterday said that it had destroyed Western-supplied weapons in Ukraine, while it halted gas supplies to EU and NATO members Poland and Bulgaria in a move that Brussels branded attempted blackmail. With the conflict that has claimed thousands of lives entering its third month, Ukraine conceded that Russian forces …
Read More »Bulgaria won’t Negotiate on New Gas Purchase Deal with Gazprom
Bulgaria will not renew a natural gas supply contract with Russia’s Gazprom PJSC amid the war in Ukraine, and will look at alternative supplies and a future joint European Union contract to avoid a shortfall, Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev said Saturday. The Balkan country gets almost all of its …
Read More »Iran, Bulgaria to Boost Transport Cooperation
Tehran and Sofia are to forge closer cooperation in the domains of economy, the transit of goods and transportation. In a meeting between Iranian Minister of Roads and Transportation Mohammad Eslami and Bulgaria’s new Ambassador to Tehran, the two sides underlined the need to implement agreements reached by the two …
Read More »TurkStream Pipeline Sees Further Delays
On April 16, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said his country is likely to see some delays in the implementation of the TurkStream pipeline amidst the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Nonetheless, some of the workers that construct the gas pipeline are foreigners who are put under a mandatory 14-day quarantine. Bulgaria’s …
Read More »Official Announces Arrival of Bulgarian Medical Cargo in Iran
Head of Bazargan Customs Administration Sadegh Namdar announced that Bulgaria's eight-ton consignment including anti-coronavirus medical requirements arrived in Iran through the border with Turkey at Bazargan crossing.
Read More »Iran Eager to Boost Ties with Bulgaria
President Rouhani wished the Bulgarian leader and people health. prosperity and success.
Read More »Russian Begins TurkStream Gas Flows to Greece. North Macedonia
Russian gas producer Gazprom started shipping about 3 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas to Bulgaria via TurkStream on January 1.
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