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Bulgaria fails to pay debt to Transneft under Burgas-Alexandroupolis project [Mar 21, 2011] MOSCOW, March 21 (Itar-Tass) -- Bulgaria has failed to pay its debt to Russia?s Transneft under the Burgas-Alexandroupolis project, the company?s Vice President Mikhail Barkov said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria hopes for new Russian natural gas price reduction -- minister [Oct 13, 2010] SOFIA, October 13 (Itar-Tass) -- Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traicho Traikov said his country hoped to secure a new reduction in the price of Russian natural gas at the upcoming talks with Gazprom. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarias govt extends visa validity for Russian tourists [Aug 09, 2010] SOFIA, August 9 (Itar-Tass) - Bulgarias government has extended the validity of short-term tourist visas earlier issued to Russian citizens until September 6, an official from the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry told Itar-Tass on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

RF-Bulgaria mutually advantageous partnership to continue - min [Jul 17, 2010] VARNA, Bulgaria, July 17 (Itar-Tass) -- The results of the Russian-Bulgarian talks on gas issues give confidence that strategic mutually advantageous and long-term partnership between the two countries will continue, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said, commenting on the talks concluded in Varna. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia sign Road Map on South Stream pipeline [Jul 17, 2010] VARNA, July 17 (Itar-Tass) -- Bulgaria and Russia have signed the "Road Map" on the South Stream gas pipeline construction and also a protocol on Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarias parliament refuses to impeach president [Apr 01, 2010] SOFIA, March 31 (Itar-Tass) -- Bulgaria s parliament has refused to support the impeachment of President Georgi Parvanov. Only 155 deputies supported the idea, while a positive decision required 161 votes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s parliament refuses to impeach president (Itar-Tass) [Mar 31, 2010] SOFIA, March 31 (Itar-Tass) -- Bulgaria?s parliament has refused to support the impeachment of President Georgi Parvanov. Only 155 deputies supported the idea, while a positive decision required 161 votes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to submit financing scheme after ecological expertise (Itar-Tass) [Feb 20, 2010] MOSCOW, February 20 (Itar-Tass) -- Bulgaria will submit a scheme of financing its share in the Burgas-Alexandroupolis project after a positive ecological expertise, Russia?s Minister of Power Engineering Sergei Shmatko told journalists on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gazprom head, Bulgaria officials discuss South Stream project (Itar-Tass) [Feb 16, 2010] MOSCOW, February 16 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller discussed in Bulgaria on Tuesday the implementation of the pre-investment stage of the South Stream gas pipeline project. [via YahooNews] More >>