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Gas crisis heating up again? The Sofia Echo reports

Wed, Feb 25 2009 17:26 CET

byClive Leviev-Sawyer

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Gas crisis heating up again? The Sofia Echo reports

Warnings have emerged in recent days from various quarters that Bulgaria could again face a crisis in natural gas supply, especially if Ukraine and Russia return to fighting about prices paid and debts owed. In the issue of The Sofia Echo to be published on February 27, we have the details - along with a separate story on the strange saga of heating prices in Sofia and beyond.

Elsewhere in the paper, there are details of the continuing campaign to bring the BBC World Service back to Bulgaria.

The state of the contest to be the next secretary-general of Nato is our topic of choice for the foreign news section this week. Among the names most frequently mentioned as among the leading candidates is Bulgaria's former foreign minister and long-time Nato advocate, Solomon Passi.

In a special essay published in The Sofia Echo's business section, Hans-Gert Pottering, the President of the European Parliament, gives his view on the topical and highly vexed issue of protectionism versus a free market.

The features section has this week's selection of The Sofia Echo's columnists, as well as our regular entertainment listings, restaurant review, social photographs and sports coverage.

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Anonymous THT Thu, Feb 26 2009 11:32 CET
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I cannot understand what's the big deal with this "ГОСТ"? This is just a device which measures pressure. Obviously it's russian, and "ГОСТ" is russian standart like БДС in Bulgaria, DIN in Germany and ISO.

Anonymous Nick Thu, Feb 26 2009 04:14 CET
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Ok boys... Read well what is at the bottom of that gauge... ГОСТ..., right? rigthh... That is your problem. And Mr. Passi better look for that Trabant he used to have. Regarding BBC, they actually started following the US media lately and if that is what you ought to be watching, It is not worth it... trust me you don't miss much. Plus. What good could they do, most of us/you already know more then BBC journalist anyway.


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