Bulgaria does not want to abandon construction obligations together with Russia gas pipeline " South stream ", despite the risk of sanctions from Brussels, suspecting Sofia in granting contracts for the construction with infractions of the law of the EU.
" We have to show character and take the final decision on construction of South stream, " said Deputy head of the ruling Bulgarian socialist party of Dimitar Dubova, writes Deutsche Welle. Before the Minister of economy and energy Dragomir Stoinev countries have already said that Bulgaria can explain their position and full-fledged dialogue with Brussels." I do not believe that it can reach a punishment against Bulgaria ", - said Stoinev. Remember, on Tuesday, the EU has sent an official letter to the Bulgarian authorities, urging them to stop for a while implementation of the project " South stream ". According to the envoy of the EC Antoine, Colombani, the European Commission suspected Bulgaria privileges Russian present tender for the construction of South stream. on may 27, the winner of the tender for the construction of the gas pipeline " South stream " in Bulgaria declared a " Stroytransgaz cartel ", comprised of Russian Company " Stroytransgaz ", controlled by the structures of the Russian billionaire Gennady Timchenko. Stroytransgaz is one of the organizations, which came under the sentence in connection with the situation in Ukraine. on may 28, the head of the EC Jose Manuel Barroso has warned the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Plamen Oresharski that the European Commission will react to violations of the European rules at operation of gas pipeline " South stream ". However, on the next day it was announced that Greece has made the offer to Gazprom to build on its territory branch of the " South stream ". As reported by the print edition OPINION, being a member of NATO and the EU, Bulgaria is too dependent on Russia, and too warm to it is to be in one front with those who puts pressure on Moscow in view of what is happening in Ukraine events.

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