| 14.01.2009 - Bulgaria to ask EU for aid to reduce energy dependence on Russia |
| From Xinhua: Bulgarian Energy Minister Peter Dimitrov said on Monday the country is going to ask the European Union (EU) for 400 million euros (about 520 million U.S. dollars) in aid to help reduce its energy dependence on Russia, the local press reported on Tuesday. Dimitrov said about 125 million euros (about 163 million dollars) will be used to build pipelines connecting Bulgaria's natural gas network to those of Greece (the Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline) and Romania..... Full Article: Source |