Shale gas: EU countries need robust rules on fracking, European Parliament committees say
The emergence of exploration for shale oil and shale gas in some EU countries should be backed up with “robust
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Month: September 2012
Bulgaria changes rules on validity of driving licences
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on September 19 2012 to change the rules on the length of validity of driving licences, cutting
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Bulgarian green energy firms protest new fees
Bulgarian wind and solar farms could go out of business because of a new power grid connection fee that went
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More than 160 stolen cars recovered in international police operation, Europol says
More than 160 stolen vehicles were recovered and 75 people arrested in a two-day operation, European police agency Europol said.
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Bulgaria awaits clarity on promised pension increases
Pensions in Bulgaria will go up on April 1 2013, the head of Parliament’s committee on the Budget said, the
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World grain price increases push up prices of pork in Bulgaria, meat processors say
Prices of pork in Bulgaria have increased about 30 per cent since the end of July 2012, forced up by
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Turkish polls show waning support for Ankara’s Syria policy
A recent opinion poll in Turkey found that only 18 percent of Turks back their government’s support for the Syrian
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Moscow asks Washington to end USAID programmes in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has enacted a series of restrictive laws since returning to office in May. He and the
Read moreSecond annual festival Sounds of the Ages in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
Former progressive rock band Marillion singer Fish and the British progressive/alternative band Anathema will play with the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
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