In addition to creating a working group to support plans to design, construct and commission the new units at Kozloduy, the two countries will also "explore collaboration on research and training programmes and developing Bulgaria's nuclear supply chain resilience".

The European Commission set up a European SMR pre-Partnership in June last year with the overall objective of identifying enabling conditions and constraints,

Russia is interested in “how scrupulously” German authorities will approach the investigation given Germany “has lost a lot due to this terrorist attack,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, when asked about Sweden’s decision, according to Interfax.

Volatility has become a dominant feature of Europe’s market as it transforms into an international hub for gas trading.

The US was the supplier of 56% of the total, with some 14% coming from Russia and 10% from Algeria. Notably, around 7% was also originating from Qatar and 4% from Nigeria.

Russian gas continues to flow to the European Union through Ukraine under the current deal. Some nations still rely on this fuel, while most of northwest Europe has replaced flows from Moscow with cargoes of liquefied natural gas.

Основной целью является достижение показателя по производству СПГ в России не менее 100 млн т в год.

Nuclear advocates have pushed for SMRs for more than a decade, but so far Russia is the only country to put them into commercial use.

«В транспортной сфере ведём активную работу по развитию международного транспортного коридора “Север – Юг„ как в двустороннем, так и в многостороннем формате, развивая западный маршрут этого коридора» – отметил Заместитель Председателя Правительства.

Europe is benefiting from record renewables power installations last year, together with massive gas stockpiling and a relatively mild winter — some cold snaps aside.

«Идут стабильные поставки российского газа в Турцию. Отмечаем успешное развитие сотрудничества в сфере использования атомной энергии в мирных целях. Продолжается реализация нашего флагманского проекта – сооружение АЭС "Аккую". В настоящее время ведутся полномасштабные строительные работы на объектах всех четырёх блоков АЭС, что делает площадку "Аккую" одной из крупнейших атомных строек в мире», – отметил Александр Новак.

Europe will need to invest 584 billion euros ($637 billion)to upgrade its power grids this decade, according to European Union estimates.

The European Commission hopes to introduce a "requirement for attestations to also include itemized ancillary costs, such as insurance and freight," on top of a declaration on the price paid for the Russian oil.

The Commission set up a European SMR pre-Partnership in June with the overall objective of identifying enabling conditions and constraints, including financial ones, towards safe design, construction and operation of SMRs in Europe in the next decade and beyond in compliance with the EU legislative framework in general and to the Euratom legislative framework in particular.

"Together with Norwegian gas, American LNG has proven to be a reliable and steady source of supply for Europe and will contribute to Europe's energy supply security," Aasland said.