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Sofia - testing Russia (Photo: Wikipedia)

Bulgaria reviews energy projects, tests Russia's nerve

Bulgaria's new government has started a risky game with former mentor Russia, urging it to review multi-billion-euro energy projects painstakingly agreed with its Socialist-led predecessor and widely seen as a vehicle of Russian influence on the Balkans.

Invoking the impact from the global economic crisis, Prime Minister Boiko Borisov wants to re-assess a number of projects that include a second nuclear power plant in the country, the South Stream gas pipeline running from the Black Se...

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Sofia - testing Russia (Photo: Wikipedia)

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