TurkStream

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Bulgaria shelves energy tax on Gazprom after pressure from Hungary

1 min read Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia, Borissov, Bulgartransgaz, Denkov, Gazprom, Mariya Gabriel, Szijjarto, TurkStream, Vasilev

The Bulgarian Parliament, with cross-party support, swiftly abolished a special tariff on Russian transit gas this week, after Hungary threatened to veto its Schengen membership bid. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Bulgaria’s decision to impose an additional tax on natural gas transiting through its territory to North Macedonia,

As Russia turns off the taps, Hungary negotiates deal to get gas transits wholly via southern TurkStream pipeline

2 min read Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Serbia, Natural gas, Nord Stream I, Russia, TurkStream

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced Monday that he is in negotiations with Russia’s Gazprom regarding a long-term gas supply deal that would redirect all of Hungary’s shipments through the TurkStream pipeline. Fears that Russia will cut off energy supplies to Europe have been growing in recent weeks,