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"In Sofia, Putin launches South Stream, but Belene still on hold," headlines Dnevnik. “The Russians have succeeded in rallying the Bulgarians to South Stream while imposing their conditions," notes the Bulgarian daily in the wake of Russian Prime Minister’s visit to Sofia on 13 November. Three major energy projects were on the agenda for discussion between Sofia and Moscow: the South Stream pipeline, destined to deliver Russian gas to Europe without passing through the Ukraine, the resumption of work on the Belene nuclear power station, and the Burgas-Alexandroupoli oil pipeline to link the Black Sea to the Aegean. Putin emphasised that once it was operational, the South Stream pipe line would earn 2 billion euros a year for Bulgaria.
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