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Bulgaria's FBI to Probe Black Sea Coast Power Outage [Jul 26, 2010] Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, says the power outage that left thousands along the country's Black Sea coast was a force majeure incident. [via YahooNews] More >>

Energy Minister: Bulgaria's Gas Supply Is Russia's Hostage [Jul 19, 2010] Bulgarias Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, is convinced Russia cannot be avoided as a strategic energy partner of Bulgaria. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia, Bulgaria to Create Joint Company for South Stream Project [Jul 16, 2010] Bulgaria's economy and energy minister Traicho Traikov. Photo by BGNES. The details have not been arranged yet during Friday's negotiations in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna. Talks are set to continue Saturday, announced Traikov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Asks for Canadian Visa Waiver [Jul 14, 2010] Bulgarias Minister of Economy and Energy, Traicho Traikov, asked for the lifting of the visa regime for Bulgarians traveling to Canada. Traikov raised the issue Wednesday during an official meeting with the Canadian Minister of International Trade, Peter Van Loan, in Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Asks for Canadian Visa Waiver [Jul 14, 2010] Bulgarias Minister of Economy and Energy, Traicho Traikov, met Wednesday in Sofia with the Canadian Minister of International Trade. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Students Mount Bicycles, Deplore Streets [Jul 10, 2010] Bulgaria's economy and energy minister Traicho Traikov (front) and education minister Sergey Ignatov (back, yellow shirt) are seen at Saturday's bicycle trip organized by Bulgarian students. Photo by BGNES. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Energy Minister Demands Elimination of Gas Intermediaries [Jul 06, 2010] Traicho Traikov, Bulgaria's economy and energy minister, called Monday for elimination of notorious intermediaries in the purchase of natural gas from Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Minister Slams Predecessor for Giving In to Gazprom [Jul 01, 2010] Bulgarias Economy and Energy Minister Traikov has blamed his predecessor Rumen Ovcharov who succumbing to pressure from Gazprom to renegotiate the Russian natural gas supplies for the country in 2006. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Economy Minister to Check Largest Energy Consumers [Jun 30, 2010] Bulgaria's Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister, Traicho Traikov, has announced the beginning of his tour among the country's enterprises, which are the biggest consumers of natural gas and electricity. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria debates economic impact of CO2 targets [Jun 25, 2010] Bulgaria, the country with the most energy-intensive economy in the European Union, would benefit from aligning itself with the 'Europe 2020' targets on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and boosting renewable energies, as inevitably the measures introduced would boost competitiveness, experts said. Dnevnik, EurActiv's partner in Bulgaria, reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

EconMin: Bulgaria to Scrap Oil Line over Eco Assessment [Jun 19, 2010] Bulgarias Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, reiterated Saturday that the country will pull out of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline if the assessment shows it will have negative effect on the environment. [via YahooNews] More >>

EconMin: Bulgaria to Scrap Oil Line over Eco Assessment [Jun 19, 2010] Bulgarias Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov (r), dismisses rumors that he would be fired over statements about energy projects contradicting PM Borisov . [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Day Opens at Shanghai Expo [Jun 14, 2010] Bulgarian minister of economy Traicho Traikov opened Monday the official Bulgaria Day at Expo 2010 Shanghai, extending a hand for Chinese investors to Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Stay in Recession by End-2010 - Analyst [Jun 11, 2010] Bulgarias economy is likely to continue to contract in the second half of this year and may fail to return to growth earlier than next year, an analyst from a local think-tank forecast. [via YahooNews] More >>

Adecco CEO: Bulgaria's 'Internationalization' Harbors Great Potential [Jun 10, 2010] Bulgarias potential ability to create an international environment in the country may turn out to be crucial for the development of its economy and labor force, according to Stefano Longo, acting director of Adecco Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU: Bulgaria statistics are worrisome [Jun 09, 2010] Bulgaria's public finance statistics are worrisome and should be checked by European Union officials, the bloc's economy commissioner said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria stats worrisome: EU [Jun 08, 2010] LUXEMBOURG - BULGARIA'S public finance statistics are worrisome and should be checked by European Union officials, the bloc's economy commissioner said on Tuesday. Olli Rehn told reporters that he had 'some concerns' about the country's figures and wanted to use newly gained auditing powers to investigate any issues. 'We are considering sending a mission shortly,' he said. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU: Bulgaria statistics are worrisome [Jun 08, 2010] Bulgaria's public finance statistics are worrisome and should be checked by European Union officials, the bloc's economy commissioner said Tuesday. Olli Rehn told reporters that he had "some concerns" about the country's figures and wanted to use newly gained... Bulgaria - European Union - Olli Rehn - Government - Multilateral [via YahooNews] More >>

EU: Bulgaria statistics are worrisome [Jun 08, 2010] Bulgaria's public finance statistics are worrisome and should be checked by European Union officials, the bloc's economy commissioner said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Economy to Grow 0.2% in 2010, Led By Exports, IMF Says [Jun 03, 2010] June 3 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgarias economy may expand 0.2 percent in 2010, led by a recovery in exports, and inflation will moderate after last years recession, the International Monetary Fund said. [via YahooNews] More >>