ilianvassilev (40)in #eu • 5 years agoBulgaria Analyica: A preliminary impact analysis of the EU Gas Directive changes on the Turk Stream extensionThe changes adopted by the European Parliament to the Gas Directive will have profound effect on the Turk Stream, a…ilianvassilev (40)in #extinction • 5 years agoRussia Today supported violent protest in London April 15-thThe Kremlin beefs up the stakes in its attempt to force destruction in the UK by supporting the leftist Extinction…ilianvassilev (40)in #ukraine • 5 years agoPresidential elections in Ukraine - Putin is betting on at least two contenders. The West leniency could cost dearlyThe stakes for EU/NATO in Ukraine could hardly be overrated. What is missing - a strategy. Ukraine and the CEE need…ilianvassilev (40)in #gas • 5 years agoBulgaria Analytica: Bulgargaz for the first attempt gas supply diversificationA look behind the formal notice inviting bids to supply natural gas - too little, too late and too ambiguous Ao6s5ZOyDryAilianvassilev (40)in #eu • 6 years agoOn the threat of Germany uber the EU after Britain leavesDo not elect a German to replace Jean Claude Juncker.ilianvassilev (40)in #medvedev • 6 years agoPM Medvedev to visit Bulgaria invited by PM BorissovFor the record - Prime Minister Medvedev arrives at the invitation of Boyko Borisov. Bulgarian TV channel BTV…ilianvassilev (40)in #climate • 6 years agoBulgaria Analytica: Without sound business logic climate change policy is doomedWithout sound economic logic and an adequate business plan, climate policies are doomed, regardless of the number of…ilianvassilev (40)in #akkuyu • 6 years agoTurkish Companies leave the NPP Akkuyu project company leaving Rosatom on their ownWarning Shot to Nuclear Energy addicts in Bulgaria and the region. Takeaway lessons for NPP Belene. From Turkey with…ilianvassilev (40)in #putin • 6 years agoKremlin's chief ideologue on the Deep State in Russia and PutinismWhen statistics are poor, eat pride - Russia the Greatest. Surkov's lays out the pivots of Putinism - an modern…ilianvassilev (40)in #trump • 6 years agoDonald Trump's rule book - who is worth dying for?Donald Trump says it is not worth dying for Monte Negro and the Baltic States. Certainly not for Northern Macedonia.…ilianvassilev (40)in #eu • 6 years agoBulgaria Analytica: New grand slams – Borissov’s geopolitical poker game and the persistent perception of corruption and deja vuBulgaria's PM Borissov engages in a poker game well above his grade - the rush to complete the Balkan Gas Hub is to…ilianvassilev (40)in #gazprom • 6 years agoBulgartransgaz hopes to avoid head-on collision with the EC over Turk Stream extensionAnalysis for Bulgaria Analytica states - the only option for Gazprom to see its gas freely flow in the EU is to sell…ilianvassilev (40)in #gazprom • 6 years agoBulgaria Analytica: Gazprom can't afford to leave the Ukrainian GTS to its competitorsTalk of Gazprom leaving Ukraine is premature. Too big a gamble even for Putin. The notion that someone could step in…ilianvassilev (40)in #bulgaria • 6 years agoBulgarian Parliament has authorized government to negotiate the acquisition of 8 F-16 Block 70Just a day before Putin's visit to Belgrade - Sofia sends a strong message of loaylty to its NATO and EU choice - by…ilianvassilev (40)in #fsru • 6 years agoLNG a game changer for CEE and credible alternative to Gazprom gasThe results of the non-binding bids in the first phase of the Gastrade FSRU market test - clearly points to the…ilianvassilev (40)in #merkel • 6 years agoPutin publicly humiliated Merkel and MacronFrench President Macron and German Chancellor Merkel demanded the release of Ukrainian sailors. President Putin…ilianvassilev (40)in #f-16 • 6 years agoBulgaria Analytica: The choice of the F-16 is neither foregone, nor irreversibleThe greatest hazard is the reputation of the main supporter of the deal in GERB and the half-hearted support of Prime Minister Borisovilianvassilev (40)in #ec • 6 years agoThe EC DG COMP issues final decision on the Anti-Trust case against BEH and subsidiaries - 77 million euro fineContext - Gazprom was spared fines in return for ambiguous egagements - most of them now proven irrelevant. The…ilianvassilev (40)in #eu • 6 years agoEU's climate policies - in need of urgent reconsiderationPessimism is contagious as the European Union fails to call the shots in the agenda on climate change for the rest of…ilianvassilev (40)in #brexit • 6 years agoBrexit revisited. May to resign. New elections before the deadline.My take on PM May's pending resignation. Mission impossible - the House of Commons and Brussels have no common ground.…