Boyko Nitzov. Center for the Study of Democracy, 2022.

The country can get supplies of crude oil and other feedstock from non-Russian sources for the Lukoil’s Neftochim Burgas refinery. The country can also get refined products if those are needed. And the country can probably do that at a cost that would not be much different from what it pays now for oil and for products.

Kostantsa Rangelova and Martin Vladimirov. Center for the Study of Democracy, 2023.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has exposed Europe’s most severe and deep-rooted energy and climate security vulnerabilities. It has also exacerbated the energy crisis that had been driven by gas supply deficits since 2021. Countries in Southeast Europe are particularly vulnerable to energy and climate security risks, and were thus the hardest hit by the effects of the invasion. The SEE region must transform its energy sector over the next decade by gradually phasing out fossil fuels in power generation and investing heavily in renewables. This report reveals three different scenarios for the natural gas supply security position of Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece by 2030, as well as long-term policy pathways for the phaseout of natural gas from the countries’ economies by the end of the decade.

Deutsch-Bulgarishe Industrie- und Handelskammer, 2022.

It is in the production of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations that Bulgaria has certain advantages and capacity for more significant participation in the various stages of the production of pharmaceuticals, respectively
for inclusion in the supply chains of European manufacturers.

Center for the Study of Democracy, 2022.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has exposed Europe’s most painful energy and climate security vulnerabilities.The Southeast Europe region is yet to undertake concrete measures to mitigate the security of supply risks from the war and to seek viable long-term gas supply alternatives. There is a need for a more ambitious energy and climate security strategy based on comprehensive data-driven policy instruments such as the European Energy and Climate Security Risk Index (ECSRI).