Maros Sefcovic

Deputy Prime Minister for Implementation of Romania's Strategic Partnerships Ana Birchall had a meeting on Monday with Maros Sefcovic, Vice-President of the European Commission, with the two officials having discussed the consolidation of the European project and energy security at EU level.

Bulgaria is creating a natural gas hub at its Black Sea coast.

The Bulgarian energy ministry says the state-owned company Bulgartransgaz signed a 1.2 million-euro ($1.5 million) contract Thursday with a Bulgarian-Swiss consortium for a feasibility study. The European Union has pledged to provide 920,000 euros ($1.13 million) for the project.

The European Commission supports the construction of a gas distribution center in Bulgaria, EU Energy Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said during an energy conference in Sofia, part of the events related to the Bulgarian Euro-Presidency.

A European Energy Forum is taking place in Sofia, within the framework of the Bulgarian Euro-Presidency. The forum was opened by Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova. The Vice-President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič, also arrived in our country to participate in it.

Europe must produce its own batteries for electric cars to avoid crashing out of the race with the United States and China, a senior member of the European Commission warned on Sept. 18.

European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Šefčovič and Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak plan to meet in the autumn to discuss EU-Russia energy relations, including security of supply, a European Commission spokeswoman told New Europe.

The 23rd World Energy Congress 2016, which will bring together more than 10,000 participants from 85 countries, including 250 ministers and top decision-makers in energy, started in Istanbul on Oct. 9. 

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has called for the creation of a genuine European energy market.

He has added Europe urgently needs to establish the Energy Union (a project embraced by the current EU Commission) based on interconnectivity and preventing the use of natural gas as a weapon.

The European Commission proposed on Tuesday a package of measures aimed at addressing possible interruptions of energy supply to the EU.

At a meeting with European Commission Vice-President in charge of Energy Union Maros Sefcovic in Munich on Saturday, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev called for the creation of the European Energy Union to begin from the Balkans.

Plevneliev is on a visit to Germany for participation at the 52ndMunich Security Conference which is taking place from Friday to Sunday.