Survey: GERB Set to Dominate Next Parliament with 80 Deputies, WCC-DB to Lose More Seats
The upcoming composition of the 50th National Assembly projects GERB to secure 80 seats, a slight increase from their current 69
The present Bulgarian government has expressed its clear commitment to defending national interest in energy matters and in relations between Bulgaria and Russia, said a leading Bulgarian political analyst Monday.
According to Ognyan Minchev, speaking in an interview for Bulgarian National TV, there is a certain incompatibility between the interests of Bulgaria and Russia in the energy sphere, because for Russia the energy question is not only economic, but also strategic.
The right-leaning commentator stated that Bulgaria should not confine itself to one energy supplier and should strongly seek diversification. Minchev suggested that contracts on gas delivery with Russia should be “unbundled”.
Regarding future big energy projects with Russia, Minchev said he considers the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline as unfavorable for Bulgaria, while he thinks that the South Stream gas pipeline can be favorable, if renegotiated. He was unclear about his support of projected Belene NPP, though not overly favorable, which is still a change from a previously voiced negative position.
Minchev admitted that there is some going back and forth in the positions of Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov and energy minister Traicho Traikov, but he was firm that it is clear that the cabinet is bent on defending Bulgaria's authentic national interests.
In an aside about the anniversary of GERB's landslide victory on the July 5, 2009, Ognyan Minchev was more critical. He commented that it is outside all doubt that GERB is not an alternative public movement, but rather an alternative clique servicing particular private interests. Nevertheless, compared to the previous three-way coalition cabinet, there is much more will that things happen the right way, according to Minchev.
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov will meet Bulgarian PM Borisov Tuesday for talks on the large-scale joint energy projects – the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, the South Stream gas transit pipeline, and the Belene Nuclear Power Plant. A delegation of Bulgarian experts is going to visit Moscow Thrusday, July 8, for energy talks with Gazprom.
We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!
During a briefing at the Ministry of Energy, it was revealed that Bulgargaz intends to pursue legal action against Gazprom Export, seeking damages amounting to BGN 400 million
"Toplofikatsia Sofia," the capital's heating supply company, has proposed a significant reduction in the price of thermal energy starting from July 1st
The Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Bulgaria is set to embark on a significant transition as it begins the process of replacing Russian nuclear fuel with American fuel from Westinghouse
Bulgargaz, the leading public gas supplier in Bulgaria, anticipates a notable decrease in the price of natural gas for the upcoming month of May. According to Lyudmila Vitanova
Eurostat's latest findings have shed light on the shifting landscape of household energy prices in the European Union, with Bulgaria emerging as a frontrunner in affordability.
The Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) has greenlit the phased transition to a new type of nuclear fuel for Unit 5 of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), manufactured by Westinghouse
Sofia Airport's Terminal 3 Construction Set to Begin in Early 2026
COVID-19 Impact: Bulgaria's Grim Milestone as Highest Death Rate in EU