Azerbaijan, Georgia, EU and EC discuss green energy development
Baku hosted a meeting of representatives of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and the EC
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Ilham Aliyev inaugurates SOCAR’s office in Sofia
The office of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) in the Republic of Bulgaria has been inaugurated in Sofia. President of …
First gas delivery from Türkiye to Bulgaria starts
The Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Company (BOTAS) and its Bulgarian counterpart Bulgargaz began the first gas shipment from Türkiye to Bulgaria yesterday under a 13-year agreement. Bulgarian Energy Minister Rossen Hristov hailed the …
Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania to sign agreement for Azerbaijani gas supply
Budapest, Sofia and Bucharest agree on the details of an infrastructure development agreement, which will simplify access to Azerbaijani gas. The document can be completed by May of this year.
Azerbaijan exports 15 billion euros worth of gas to EU
The European Union countries spent 15.6 billion euros on purchasing gas from Azerbaijan supplied in 2022, according to Eurostat. According to the data, Azerbaijani gas cost 13.2 billion euros for Italy, 1.9 billion euros for …
Azerbaijan to supply gas to four EU countries
Four EU countries - Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria - are setting up a working group for the project to boost Azerbaijani gas imports, Slovakian Ministry of Economy said. These countries have asked the European Commission to …
Budget alternative to Mediterranean
After years of being disregarded as a ‘Plan B’ summer destination, the Black Sea region is set for a historical growth in the post-pandemic scene, with some going as far as calling it the ‘new Mediterranean’ — but what makes it so popular right now?
EU countries ask to finance additional gas from Azerbaijan
The European Commission was requested by four EU countries to allocate funds for developing infrastructure to get additional natural gas from Azerbaijan. These are Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, which do not have enough funds to develop their own gas transmission systems.
Bulgaria extradites Istanbul attack's suspect to Türkiye
The suspect involved in Istanbul's terrorist attack in Taksim district was extradited to Türkiye, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced on Tuesday. Bulgarian officials delivered Hazni Gölge, who helped fugitive …
Third countries may receive gas from Türkiye through Bulgaria
Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez does not rule out gas supplies to third countries through Bulgaria. Earlier, Turkish Botaş and Bulgarian Bulgargaz signed a contract to supply Bulgaria with 1.5 bn cubic meters of gas per year. As …
Azerbaijani gymnasts win "gold" at World Age Group Competition
Azerbaijani gymnasts Magsud Mahsudov and Hussein Abbasov won gold at the World Age Group Competition in trampoline and tumbling, held in Sofia (Bulgaria) on November 23-26, according to Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. Magsud Mahsudov …
Ilham Aliyev meets with Rumen Radev
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Sofia. First, the leaders of the two countries held a one-on-one meeting, before it official photos were taken. After the tete-a-tete meeting, …
Georgian PM holds talks with Bulgarian envoy
Cooperation between Georgian and Bulgaria and the agenda of bilateral relations were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili and the Bulgarian ambassador Veselin Valkanov. The officials …
Bulgaria to increase Russian visa prices
Bulgaria will increase the price of visas for Russian tourists from €35 to €80 following a decision taken at the EU level, Bulgarian Minister of Tourism Ilin Dimitrov said. In an interview with Bulgarian National …
Bulgaria to join to Turkish Stream?
Bulgaria has notified Gazprom that it is ready to resume negotiations on gas supplies, waiting for the Russian company's response in the near future, Bulgarian Energy Minister Rosen Hristov said. Gazprom cut …
Russia to use Georgian port for LPG supplies to Europe
Russian exporters will start shipping supplies of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Bulgaria via Georgia's Black Sea port of Poti in July as traditional export routes remain closed, according to traders and Refinitiv Eikon statistics. …
Russian diplomats declared personae non grata leaving Bulgaria
Russian diplomats and employees of Russian missions, who were declared personae non grata in Bulgaria, are leaving the country on Sunday, an embassy spokesman said. "The passport and customs control procedures are over. They are …
Supply of agreed quantities of Azerbaijani gas to Bulgaria to start on July 1
Bulgaria will be able to receive Azerbaijani gas in full from July 1 after the completion of the test gas flow via Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) in June, Azerbaijani Ambassador in Sofia Huseyn Huseynov said. "Deliveries of …
Azerbaijan natural gas reaches Bulgaria via IGB
The Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) has started test gas supplies, the ICGB AD, the project company said. “We’ve initiated test runs with actual quantities of natural gas as planned. However, it’s not a start of …
Mirzoyan to pay official visit to Bulgaria
Tomorrow, on June 14, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will pay a two-day official visit to Bulgaria, the Armenian Foreign Ministry's press service reported. "Mirzoyan will be in Bulgaria on an official …
