PM confident Bulgaria will beat energy dependency

Bulgarias delayed entry into Schengen, the countrys energy dependency on Russia and its efforts to counter the economic crisis Prime minister Boyko Borrisov has been speaking to euronews in an exclusive interview in the capital Sofia.

Born in 1959, Borrisov set up a successful private security business before turning to politics.

He was mayor of Sofia before becoming prime minister of the centre-right government.

Hans Von Der Brelie, Euronews:

Prime Minister, the watchdog of free competition, the European Commission, has started investigations into Gazprom. Is the Russian gas supplier complying or not to fair competition in Bulgaria?

Boyko Borrisov:

Bulgaria was one of the EU countries most affected by the gas crisis. Back then, I was mayor of Sofia. The temperature was between 15 and 12 degrees below zero. We spent 10 to 15 days without gas and no one helped us.

We are assisting the European Commission with its investigation into Gazprom. Bulgargas and Bulgartransgas handed over all the relevant documents to the Commission a few months ago.

Meanwhile we learned our lesson. Thats why we have now built a gas pipeline interconnection with Romania. The interconnection with Greece is at a very advanced stage and will be completed in a month or two.

Construction work on an interconnector with Turkey and a link to Serbia is about to start.

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PM confident Bulgaria will beat energy dependency