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Bulgaria 'Firmly Committed' to South Stream Pipeline - Minister [Jul 01, 2010] Russia is well aware that Bulgaria is firmly committed to the realization of the South Stream gas transit pipeline project, declared Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov. [via YahooNews] More >>

FM: Bulgaria Not Given up South Stream, Eager for Nabucco [Jun 25, 2010] Bulgaria has not pulled out of the South Stream gas pipeline project, stated Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov during traditional Friday question time in Parliament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex EconMin Foresees Energy War with Russia [Jun 20, 2010] Up to now, Bulgaria has been a key country in the realization of the South Stream pipeline that must deliver Russian gas to Europe. Photo by wordpress.com [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Urged to Hurry with South Stream Decision [Jun 20, 2010] Up to now, Bulgaria has been a key country in the realization of the South Stream pipeline that must deliver Russian gas to Europe. Photo by wordpress.com [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 'Must Hurry' with South Stream Decision [Jun 18, 2010] Bulgaria must hurry up with committing itself to the South Stream gas pipeline project, as urged by the country's partners in the project. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gazprom Executives Slam Bulgaria before Watching AC/DC Gig [May 14, 2010] Senior Gazprom executives criticized Bulgaria in a press briefing in Sofia on Friday over delays in the realization of the South Stream gas transit pipeline project. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gazprom Executives Slam Bulgaria before Watching AC/DC Gig [May 14, 2010] Sergei Kupriyanov, Gazprom spokesperson, said there was an administrative delay in the realization of South Stream in Bulgaria. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia, Bulgaria creating design company for South Stream (Itar-Tass) [Mar 15, 2010] MOSCOW, March 15 (Itar-Tass) - Russia and Bulgaria are planning to create soon a design company within the framework of the implementation of the South Stream project, in accordance with a bilateral agreement between the two countries, Russian Minister of Energy Sergei Shmatko told journalists on Monday after his talks with Tsetska Tsacheva, head of the Bulgarian People?s Assembly. [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 >>

Gazprom???s South Stream: Romania in, Bulgaria out? (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Bucharest has given Russian gas monopoly Gazprom all the documentation relevant for building the South Stream pipeline through Romanian territory, it was announced yesterday (18 February). The move appears to give flesh to a recent Russian threat to eliminate Bulgaria from the project. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gazprom, Bulgaria to sign deal to clear way for South Stream (Russian Information Agency Novosti) [Feb 16, 2010] Gazprom and Bulgaria are set to sign an agreement on a joint venture that will clear the way for the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline across the southeast European state, the Russian energy giant said on Tuesday. [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 >>

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 >>