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Martin Vladimirov

@MartinCSDEnergy

Director of the Energy and Climate Program at the Center for the Study of Democracy. Connecting the dots in energy and international security.

 Sofia, Bulgaria
Joined January 2022
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We launched our @CSDBuildBridges report on the Russian economic influence in Germany yesterday with our partners @FNFreiheit at a policy conference in Berlin yesterday.
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@FNFreiheit6 Sep 2023
“🇩🇪 needs to spearhead and support 🇪🇺 efforts to design and kick start a common economic security strategy with instruments on risk assessment, investment screening, customs and financial intelligence coordination, anti-money laundering", says @Rugeste, Co-author des Kremlin Playbooks. @CSDBuildBridges Zur Studie 👉shop.freiheit.org/#!/Publika…
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Bulgaria should finally decouple from using Russian oil, which has been financing the Russian economic and political influence in the country in the past three decades. My op-ed on the topic for @EURACTIV euractiv.com/section/energy-…
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My 5 cents for @WSJ and @georgikantchev on the proposed sale of the Belene nuclear power plant reactors to Ukraine during @ZelenskyyUa visit to Sofia. Quotes in comments below. wsj.com/articles/ukraine-nea…
WSJ News Exclusive | Ukraine Nears Nuclear Deal With Bulgaria in Fresh Blow for Russian Influence

WSJ News Exclusive | Ukraine Nears Nuclear Deal With Bulgaria in Fresh Blow for Russian Influence

Bulgaria is negotiating the sale of two Russian-made reactors to Kyiv, with the U.S. potentially contributing to the cost.

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The deal is also “part of a larger Western strategy to bring the Ukrainian energy market into the European orbit,” he said. “The Belene project was a key instrument for entrenching and expanding Russian influence in the Bulgarian political and economic elite,” Vladimirov said.
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“The deal shows how Russia’s energy influence in Europe is diminishing fast,” said Martin Vladimirov, director of the energy and climate program at the Center for the Study of Democracy, a Sofia-based think tank.
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My five cents for @POLITICOEurope on the coal phaseout in Bulgaria via a detailed article by @victor__jack www-politico-eu.cdn.ampproje…
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“It’s also the oligarchic networks around the coal power plants that benefit from the status quo and pressure the institutions not to act,” according to Vladimirov. Many companies involved in plant maintenance, transport and catering have “close ties with political parties,”.
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Bulgarian magnate Hristo Kovachki, who presides over six coal-fired power plants in the country, poses a particular challenge. “At the current power prices, all are loss-making plants,” Vladimirov said. That means “without subsidies most of the workers will be gone” by 2026.
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Check out our @CSDBuildBridges latest analysis of the state of energy and climate security and on how to strengthen the enforcement of Russian sanctions. csd.bg/publications/publicat… Details in the thread below:
Making Sanctions Work in the European Energy Sector

Making Sanctions Work in the European Energy Sector

The energy crisis in Europe, exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, has demonstrated the need for the EU to develop and implement a coherent policy vision for the di­versification of energy...

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European countries should agree to start blocking the entry of Russian LNG in the EU gas market and phase out long-term pipeline-based contracts. In addition, there is a need for a common EU timeline for nuclear fuel diversification and gradual phase-in of Rosatom sanctions.
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No real strategic decoupling from Russia would, however, be possible without targetting the state capture networks that have enabled strategic partnerships between Russian and European energy companies.
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