Oettinger, who participated in the Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum held in Sofia, said that the participation of European investors in the Belene nuclear power plant (NPP), which is at an initial construction phase, needed to be discussed and consultations were going to be held with European and Russian partners.

Oettinger also held a bilateral meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, who said that his guest had promised to help find European private investors for Belene NPP.

Lors d'une visite à Sofia, le commissaire à l'énergie Guenter Oettinger a déclaré hier (2 mars) que l'exécutif de l'UE souhaitait garantir une participation européenne au financement de la centrale nucléaire de Béléné, un projet réalisé dans le nord de la Bulgarie par l'entreprise russe Atomstroyexport. Un reportage de Dnevnik, partenaire d'EurActiv en Bulgarie.