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Alternatives & Analyses: From Lukanov to Borisov – the oligarchization of the Bulgarian energy sector

22nd February 202122nd February 2021 Analyses & Alternatives 0 Comments Boyko Borissov, Bulgaria, energy sector, Ilian Vassilev, Lukanov, oligarchization

At the very start of Bulgaria’s transition, the then PM Andrei Lukanov and the Communist party nomenklatura designed and implemented

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Alternatives & Analyses: Elections, April 2021

19th February 202119th February 2021 Analyses & Alternatives 0 Comments Bulgaria, Elections 2021, KGB, Stefan Zhelev, Yuri Aleksandrovich Bezmenov

by Stefan Zhelev In Love Letter to America, Yuri Aleksandrovich Bezmenov, a former KGB press and propaganda agent, describes the

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Alternatives & Analyses: Germany’s guilt complex disqualifies it as a leader of EU foreign policy towards Russia

11th February 202111th February 2021 Analyses & Alternatives 0 Comments EU, foreign policy, Germany, Ilian Vassilev, Navalny, Nord Stream, Russia

Recent developments around Navalny and Nord Stream-2 prove beyond doubt that, despite all its economic weight, Germany remains captive to

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Alternatives & Analyses: Carbon capture and storage tech can save the Maritza-East TPPs.

1st February 20211st February 2021 Analyses & Alternatives 0 Comments Bulgaria, Carbon, Ilian Vassilev, Maritza -East TPPs, National Climate and Energy Plan, NCEP

Carbon emission permit ETS prices have shot above 30 euro/ton. Projections for their average price in 2023 stand at 46

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Alternatives & Analyses: The analogous Kremlin has little against the digital Navalny

23rd January 20211st February 2021 Analyses & Alternatives 1 Comment Ilian Vassilev, Kremlin, Navalny, Putin

Following Alexei Navalny’s arrest at the airport in Moscow, it became clear that the Kremlin is facing a tougher adversary

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Alternatives & Analyses: Bulgargaz refutes start of diversification with Azeri gas imports

16th January 202116th January 2021 Analyses & Alternatives 0 Comments Azeri Gas, Bulgargaz, Gazexport, Ilian Vassilev

In response to the Eurodikov program’s questions, the state gas trader Bulgargaz admitted no Azeri natural gas imports to Bulgaria

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Alternatives & Analyses: Bulgaria is trying to provide Parliamentary cover for Turk Stream

14th January 202116th January 2021 Analyses & Alternatives 1 Comment Alternatives and Analyses, Boyko Borissov, Ilian Vassilev, TurkStream

PM Borissov’s Government, an embodiment of the Borisov-Dogan-Peevski triad of politician-oligarchs, is undertaking steps to legalise TurkStream via GERB-sponsored amendments

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Alternatives & Analyses: In search of the missing Azeri gas

12th January 202112th January 2021 Analyses & Alternatives 0 Comments Azeri Gas, Boyko Borissov, Bulgartransgaz, Ilian Vassilev

TurkStream’s coming online forced Prime Minister Borissov to present his own, independent of President Vucic’s story, narrative of Bulgaria’s ostensible