Eurostat Report: Bulgaria Among Few EU States Witnessing Coffee Price Hike in 2024
In March 2024, the annual increase in the consumer price of coffee in the EU decelerated to 1%, a notable slowdown compared to March 2023, when it surged by 13.5%
Bulgarian authorities are pushing hard for new negotiations on the South Stream pipeline project, a Russian Deputy Energy Minister has said.
South Stream was ditched by Russian President Vladimir Putin in December of 2014. It was designed to carry gas under the Black Sea to Central Europe via Bulgaria and Serbia, but Putin cited EU opposition, which resulted in Sofia not issuing construction permits for the offshore section, as a reason to end the project.
But on Thursday Yury Sentyurin, Russian Deputy Energy Minister, was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying his ministry had received information that Bulgaria was working to renew the pipeline project.
"At list this is the information that reached our ministry," Sentyurin told reporters.
Russian daily Vzglyad reminds that Bulgarian MPs already turned down a proposal by nationalist Ataka party (one known for its staunchly pro-Russian positions) to renew construction activities.
Earlier this year, reports had emerged that South Stream was to be restarted, but both countries' governments dismissed them.
Thursday's developments, however, follow Russian energy giant Gazprom's announcement made at the end of February that a new Black Sea gas supply route will be used for deliveries to Greece and further on to Italy - a move that fuelled speculation the so-called ITGI Poseidon project was aimed at reviving South Stream and would bring Russian gas back to Bulgaria.
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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
In a bid to enhance its energy security and diversify its gas supply sources, Bulgargaz is gearing up for the first deliveries of liquefied gas through the Alexandroupolis terminal, set to commence in May
The Greek national electricity company, PPC, has announced plans to acquire 500 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity in Bulgaria
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