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22 November 2009
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Bulgaria fears new winter gas crisis  

Bulgaria, the EU country worst hit by gas delivery disruptions last January following a dispute between Russia and Ukraine over transit, warned about delays to infrastructure work designed to boost energy security.


Slovenia gives Russia final piece of South Stream puzzle  

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won Slovenia's approval on 14 November for the South Stream pipeline, undermining European Union efforts to reduce dependency on Russian gas supplies.


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The EU elections in the Czech Republic 

Amid gloomy EU surveys on voter turnout, recent opinion polls suggest that the Czech Republic could beat the odds with as many as 50% of registered voters planning to cast their ballot, or twice as much as during the last elections in 2004. (read more)

Slovakia: EU campaign influenced by local politics 

The European elections in Slovakia are being overshadowed by much-discussed presidential elections, which are delaying the beginning of the EU elections campaign - EurActiv Slovakia reports. (read more)

Geopolitics of EU energy supply  [FR] [DE]

As one of the world's largest importers of oil, gas and coal, the EU is a major player on the international energy market - However, it remains a dwarf on the political stage as member states keep the upper hand on foreign policy. (read more)

 
Opinion & Analysis
The Slovak-Hungarian dispute over Slovakia’s language law 
Jakub Groszkowski & Mariusz Bocian, Researchers, Centre for Eastern Studies (CES)
EU enlargement: Cooperation or competition in the Balkans? 
Peter Sain ley Berry, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)
What Europeans think about Turkey and why 
Katinka Barysch, Centre for European Reform (CER)
Turkey and Europe: the way ahead 
International Crisis Group
 
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