Bulgaria will never negotiate with Gazprom again

Bulgaria will never negotiate with Russian energy giant Gazprom ever again, Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev told parliament on Thursday, adding that the contract with the company expires at the end of the year and that Russia unilaterally suspended supplies Euractiv writes.

State-owned gas company Bulgargaz still regularly reminds Gazprom that the Russian company is not fulfilling its contracts with Bulgaria, which expire at the end of this year.

“If we sign a contract with Gazprom now and they stop the gas in February, we will be left without gas for the industry and without heating for the people,” the deputy prime minister said. Russia suspends gas supplies with claims for payment in roubles only for countries with low consumption and recently expiring contracts, he added.

Bulgaria and Poland were the first two EU countries that had their gas supplies cut off by Gazprom on 27 April after they had refused to pay in the demanded currency.

Tags: Gazprom, gas, Europe

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