Botas-Bulgargaz Agreement – a Game-Changer?
Ilian Vassilev The recent agreement between Bulgargaz and Turkey’s Botas – on access to Turkish LNG terminals and to the
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Author: Analyses & Alternatives
Talking the walk
Ilian Vassilev Russo-Turkish gas hub: already operating? As the EU prepares its ninth package of sanctions against Russia, Bulgarian headlines
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Mr Radev looks East—Part 4: Of nuts, bolts and grand strategy
The first three ( 1, 2, 3) parts of this four-part article have looked at Bulgaria’s energy dependence on Russia,
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Mr Radev looks east – Part 3
Gas games and tender spots The first and the second parts of this article looked at the history and the
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Mr Radev looks East –Part 2
Derogation and dependence In the first part of this three-part article, we looked at the history of – and the
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Why is Radev’s caretaker cabinet preparing to lift restrictions on Neftohim’s fuel exports?
Photo: BGNES The News Story According to 24 Hours, close to the government media, the caretaker government will lift the
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Turk Stream Revisited: Putin’s new gamble
In the immortal words of Boney M: “Oh those Russians!” And, come to that: “Oh those Bulgarians!”. They seem to
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Back-door Russian gas for Bulgaria?
Bulgarian president Rumen Radev’s caretaker government is secretly restoring Russian gas imports through the back-door device of LNG deliveries. Exposing
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Is the US to blame for Europe’s high gas prices?
European politicians do not shine with a particular ability to make causal links. The German economy minister last week lashed
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Boyko bounces back?
The results of Sunday’s parliamentary election – Bulgaria’s fourth in just 18 months – were, predictably, complicated. But a government
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