Bulgaria to get EU money over Russian gas supplies cutoff (Philippine News Agency) by Bulgaria

SOFIA, Jan. 8 (PNA/Xinhua) -- Bulgaria is going to receive part of the five billion euro that the European Union had set aside to tackle the global financial crisis in order to deal with the effects of the cutoff of gas supplies as a result of the Russia-Ukraine price dispute, the Government Information Service reported Wednesday night.

Bulgaria's Trade Unions Protest before Ukraine's Embassy over Gas Crisis (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria's two main trade unions, the Confederation of Independent Bulgarian Syndicates, and the Podkrepa Labor Confederation, are staging Thursday morning a protest before Ukraine's Embassy in Sofia over the terminated supplies of Russian natural gas.

Chilly Bulgaria wants a return to nuclear age after suffering in gas row (Times Online)
As the floodlights go off on important landmarks and gas-powered taxis are forced off the road, Bulgaria is demanding the right to crank up one of its Soviet-era nuclear reactors.