Bulgaria Set to Axe Tax on Russian Gas Transit, Seek EU Approach

Bulgaria will postpone the implementation of a transit tax on Russian pipeline gas and will look for a “common EU approach” to the issue, Kiril Petkov and Boyko Borissov, leaders of the country’s ruling parties, tell reporters in Sofia.

• As Bulgaria is very close to joining the Schengen visa-free travel zone, it needs to avoid any issues arising from the levy that would hinder the country’s progress at the last moment, says Borissov, leader of the biggest Gerb party and former prime minister
  • “Good neighborly relations have always been among our main prerogatives and will remain so”
• The decision ...