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There is a risk that" Gazprom will not beable to start the South Stream by the end of 2015, the Russian edition of Kommersant wrote

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Standart News: Kommersant: The Bulgarian change of government could be a problem for South Stream

If by October Bulgaria is still managed by a caretaker office without sufficient authorization for serious decisions, then a pro-European coalition will take power. Accordingly, there is a risk that" Gazprom will not beable to start the South Stream by the end of 2015, the Russian edition of Kommersant wrote in its analysis.

In June, Prime Minister Oresharski announced the freezing of the construction "under pressure from the United States'', writes the Russian daily adding that consultations with the European Commission were started which insisted on checking the circumstances of the tenders.

According to the daily, the "technical government assigned by the President will have the right to negotiate the about the South Stream, but decisions will have to be approved by the parliament and President Rosen Plevneliev (a representative of GERB and supporter of the Euro-Atlantic course) will have a veto.
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