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Bulgaria Socialists: Halting NPP Is National Treason (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] Bulgaria's PM Borisov (front) and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov (back) are on visit Tuesday to the site on which the Belene NPP is set to be constructed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Minister: EUR 600 M Lost at Belene NPP Site (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] Bulgaria Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, has announced that around EUR 600 M has been spent so far on the site of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant. Traikov said Tuesday that ?the money has been accounted for, but nothing has been done. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-04 14:53 Serbia, Bulgaria to ink cross-border pipeline deal (Interactive Investor) [Mar 04, 2010] BELGRADE, March 4 (Reuters) - Serbia and Bulgaria will sign a deal on Friday to build a gas pipeline linking the two countries to help avert future gas supply problems and boost energy security in the region, Serbia's energy ministry said. Serbia's Energy Minister Petar Skundric will travel to Brussels to sign a joint statement for the 180-kilometre, 2 billion cubic metre pipeline with his ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Georgia Commits to Transiting Liquefied Natural Gas for Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Mar 03, 2010] Georgia is set to complete its infrastructure in order to provide for the transit of liquefied natural gas to Bulgaria. This became clear during Wednesday?s meeting of Bulgaria?s Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov and the Georgian Energy Minister, Alexandre Khetaguri, in Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Minister: Nuclear Plant Needs EU Investor (Novinite.com) [Feb 27, 2010] Bulgaria?s Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, declared that there aren?t any disagreements between him and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Minister: Nuclear Plant Needs EU Investor (Novinite.com) [Feb 27, 2010] Bulgaria?s Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, reiterated earlier statements that the Belene Nuclear Power Plant needs a strategic investor other than Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Kosovo Strike Energy Cooperation Deal (Novinite.com) [Feb 26, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Economy Traikov (right) and Kosovo's Energy Minister Shiroka-Pula (left) signed a cooperation memorandum. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Economy Minister: Bulgaria Top Destination for Romanians (Novinite.com) [Feb 26, 2010] Bulgaria?s Economy Minister Traicho Traikov and his Romanian counterpart Adrian Videanu met in Sofia on Friday. Romania?s Economy and Energy Minister Videanu was in Sofia as part of the top-level Romanian government delegation led by PM Emil Boc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Cancels Stake Sale in Gas Grid Operator Bulgartransgaz (Bloomberg) [Feb 23, 2010] Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria scrapped a plan to sell shares in Bulgartransgaz, the state-owned natural gas storage and transmission company, Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-23 13:03 Bulgaria ditches plan to list gas network operator (Interactive Investor) [Feb 23, 2010] SOFIA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Bulgaria has ditched plans to float part of its gas network operator on the market, an energy minister said on Tuesday, which media reports said was to prevent Russia gaining more influence over the Balkan country's gas supply. The listing of Bulgartransgaz was part of the new centre-right government's plan to float about 15 percent in major state energy companies this ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia May Hold 20% in Bulgaria Belene Nuclear Project (Novinite.com) [Feb 23, 2010] Bulgaria may offer Russia to become a shareholder in the planned 2,000 megawatt Belene nuclear plant on the Danube River with a 20% stake, the economy and energy minister said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian Energy Projects in Bulgaria 'Hanging in Balance' (Novinite.com) [Feb 22, 2010] Rosatom CEO Kiriyenko, Russian Energy Minister Shmatko and Bulgaria's Traikov (L to R) in Sofia Friday. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia Energy Minister: Bulgaria Most Crucial for South Stream (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Russia?s Energy Minister, Sergei Shmatko, has termed Bulgaria ?the most crucial partner? within the South Stream gas transit pipeline project. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia Grants Bulgaria Loan for Belene NPP without State Guarantees (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Russia is going to grant Bulgaria a loan for the construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant, Energy Minister Traikov announced after meeting his Russian counterpart Shmatko. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gazprom CEO holds gas talks with Bulgaria (AP via Yahoo! Finance) [Feb 16, 2010] Bulgaria's energy minister said Tuesday his country has asked the Russian company Gazprom to remove intermediaries in gas supplies and to pay higher fees to Bulgaria for transiting gas to other Balkan countries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Meets Russian Gazprom Head over South Stream (Novinite.com) [Feb 16, 2010] Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has held a personal meeting with Gazprom CEO, Alexei Miller, to discuss the South Stream natural gas pipeline project. The press department of the Council of Ministers reported that reported that Bulgarian Energy Minister Traicho Traikov also attended the meeting. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria ratifies Nabucco gas pipeline agreement (People's Daily) [Feb 03, 2010] Bulgaria Wednesday ratified an agreement to build the European Union-backed Nabucco gas pipeline, which will help reduce its dependence on Russian gas. The agreement was signed last July between Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Turkey. "Hungary has already ratified it, the rest of the countries will do it soon," Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov told parliament. The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria Economy Minister: BGN 800 M Not Returned to Firms (Novinite.com) [Jan 29, 2010] Bulgaria?s former Economy and Energy Minister, Rumen Ovcharov, has stated that BGN 800 M in V.A.T rebates has not been returned to private companies on time. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece Vows to End Farmers' Blockade on Bulgaria Border by Weekend (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] Greece has made the commitment to solve the problem with the Greek farmers' blockades at the Greece-Bulgarian border. The information was reported by Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, who held talks Thursday with the Greek Deputy Energy Minister. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece Commits to End Farmers' Blockade on Bulgaria Border by Weekend (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, received assurances that Athens will bring an end to the problem with the border blockade by Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>