Julian Popov is a former Minister of Environment and Water of Bulgaria (2013, 2023-24). He is a Senior Fellow of the Brussels based think tank Strategic perspectives, member of the European Council for Foreign Relations, the International Advisory Council of the Energy Policy Group (Romania), Advisory Council of REKK (Hungary). Author of many articles on energy policy in FT, Project Syndicate, Al Jazeera, Politico, EurActive and others. Twice voted as one of the most influential voices in European Energy Policy.