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Clinton urges Bulgaria to be energy independent [Feb 05, 2012] U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Bulgaria, urging the country to break its energy dependence on Russia by diversifying its oil and gas supplies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Lines New Envoys to Russia, Spain, Morocco, Syria, Pakistan [Feb 01, 2012] Five new ambassadors for Bulgaria's diplomatic service have been formally proposed by the Bulgarian cabinet to President Rosen Plevneliev for approval. This includes brand new envoys to Russia, Spain and Morocco, as well as the promotion of interim ambassadors in Syria and Pakistan to full ambassadors. Boyko Kotsev, who has up to now being permanent representative of Bulgaria to the EU, has been ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Enter Stage 2 of Its Major Diplomatic Reshuffle [Jan 31, 2012] Bulgaria's diplomatic reshuffle is set to continue on Wednesday, as the country's Foreign Minister is expected to propose the appointment of five new Ambassadors abroad, according to a media report. Russia, Pakistan, Syria, Morocco and Spain are the countries to which Bulgaria will send new envoys, dnevnik.bg reports. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria refuses to pay Russia for pipeline project [Dec 27, 2011] Bulgaria has no intentions of reimbursing Russia for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, Bulgarian news agency BGNES quoted Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov as saying. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM: Not a Lev for Russia over Scrapped BA Pipe [Dec 27, 2011] Bulgaria has ruled out paying damages for terminating its participation in the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, which dealt a killer blow to the Bosporus bypass link. "I deeply respect Mr Shmatko and want to wish him Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. But Russia will not pocket not even one lev from us for Burgas-Alexandroupolis project," Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Tuesday ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Thinks Failed Oil Pipeline Won't Hurt Gas Talks with Russia [Dec 25, 2011] Bulgaria's "killing" of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, a joint project with Russia and Greece, will not affect the current Bulgarian-Russian natural gas supplies talks, according to Economy Minister Traicho Traikov. Traikov commented on the Bulgarian-Russian negotiations for new gas supply contracts as of 2012 between Bulgargaz and Gazprom on Sunday, a couple of weeks after the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Promote Its Dairy Industry in Spain, Russia, Brazil [Dec 19, 2011] Bulgaria is set to launch advertising campaigns aiming to promote its dairy products in Spain, Russia and Brazil, chairman of Bulgaria's Association of Dairy Processors Dilyana Slavova has announced. The association has already secured the financing of the projects with EU funds money, Slavova has told the Trud daily. Spain is chosen as a new market for Bulgaria's dairy products and the fact ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Officially Tells Russia BA Pipeline Is Over [Dec 15, 2011] Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received an official statement from Bulgaria confirming the Balkan country's decision to abandon the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline. "The situation is being discussed by the competent Russian authorities and the corporate participants in the project," the Russian RBK Daily informs. A final decision will be made after all concerned parties have shared ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria a mix of the old and new [Dec 11, 2011] Bulgaria -- When I tell people where I am going on vacation I can see their minds trying to pinpoint it on a map ? is it somewhere off in Eastern Europe or possibly near Russia ? No and, no. Bulgaria is the seat of the Balkans, nestled north of Greece and south of Romania. While Bulgaria may be a new destination for some, it has long been a vacation haven for Europeans. Even during communism ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Pulls Out of Pipeline [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria backed out of a 2007 agreement with Russia and Greece to build an oil pipeline bypassing Turkey's crowded Bosporus and Dardanelles straits after saying it won't work. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Pulls Out of Pipeline [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria backed out of a 2007 agreement with Russia and Greece to build an oil pipeline bypassing Turkey's crowded Bosporus and Dardanelles straits after saying it won't work. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria abandons oil pipeline project with Russia, Greece [Dec 07, 2011] Sofia (dpa) - Bulgaria said on Wednesday it would withdraw from a joint pipeline project to carry Russian oil to Greece, citing possible accidents that could have an environmental impact and harm its tourism industry.Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said after a cabinet meeting that Russia and Greece would be informed of the decision and downplayed the possibility of them demanding that Sofia pay ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria decides to drop Trans-Balkan oil pipeline project [Dec 07, 2011] The Bulgarian government has decided to give up the Russia-led Trans-Balkan oil pipeline project, Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Min Blames Partners for Oil Pipeline Demise [Dec 07, 2011] Greece and Russia's failure to fulfill their commitments has forced Bulgaria to walk out of the Burgas to Alexandroupolis pipeline deal, the country's energy minister has said. "Bulgaria's partners in the pipeline deal accused it of delaying the project quite a long time. But now it turns out it is not Bulgaria, but the other countries, which are faulty and this is the reason why we decided to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Broke Arms Embargo during Yugoslavia Wars - Report [Dec 02, 2011] Bulgaria was one of the countries breaking the UN arms embargo during the wars in the former Yugoslavia, according to the investigation of Slovenian journalists presented in Ljubljana. "Russia, Romania, and Bulgaria participated actively in the violation of the arms embargo on Yugoslavia making millions of dollars," the three-year investigation has concluded, as cited by BGNES. According to the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Eyes Return to Komi's Timber Industry [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgarian entrepreneurs have visited the Komi Republic (a federal subject of Russia) in order to explore the opportunities for revamping Bulgaria's key role in the local timber industry, according to local media. Potential Bulgarian investors met with representatives of the local authorities involved in the region's timber industry. The companies which the Bulgarian investors represented have ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Railway Strike Affects 5 International Routes [Nov 24, 2011] Four international trains have been stranded for several hours in Bulgaria as a result of the general strike of the Bulgarian railway workers, which started on Thursday, November 24. The four international train linking Bulgaria to Serbia, Romania, Turkey, Russia, and Austria have been affected by the strike as the syndicates in charge of the protests refused to let them through regardless of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Keeps 1st Place in Europe Chess Championship after Key Wins [Nov 08, 2011] Bulgaria made a second win against a difficult adversary to retain its first place in the temporary standing in the 2011 European Team Chess Championship by beating Germany 3:1. Sunday the Bulgarian team had made another decisive win, against the top team of Russia, again with 3:1. After the fifth round Bulgaria is first with 4 wins and 1 draw, followed by Romania (4 wins, 1 lost), and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Unaware of Russia's Plans for Costlier Penalty over Belene [Oct 27, 2011] Bulgaria has not been officially notified of Russia's plans to more than double its EUR 58 M claim against Bulgarian state utility NEK, which it filed at an arbitration court in Paris in July. "Talking rubbish about a project is one of the many ways, in which you can make it collapse. I have always said that the relations between two companies, which implement a complicated project should be ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sues Russia in Geneva over Belene Project [Oct 06, 2011] Bulgaria's state-run power grid operator has tabled a lawsuit in Geneva against Russia's state nuclear company Atomstroyexport over delayed payments on the planned Belene nuclear plant, the energy minister said on Thursday. The news was broken by Minister Traicho Traikov in an interview for the Bulgarian National TV channel, while representatives of the Bulgarian company declined comment. At the ... [via YahooNews] More >>