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Bulgaria Commits to EU's Russian Gas Export Ban
10/1/2025
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- Bulgaria backs European Union (EU) plan to end Russian gas exports by late 2027, per an energy official.
- Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced Bulgaria's commitment after President Trump's UN address urging Europe to halt Russian energy purchases.
- The EU's plan would ban Russian gas imports, starting with short-term contracts this year.
- Hungary and Slovakia fear price hikes from limited alternatives.
