Global food prices increase for second straight month – FAO
World food prices rose for a second straight month, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said on May 9
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Nabucco pipeline secures Bulgarian environmental permit
The consortium behind the planned Nabucco gas pipeline said on May 8 that it has received all the necessary environmental
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Bulgaria issues new digital multiplex licence
Bulgaria’s Communications Regulation Commission has issued a seventh digital multiplex licence to satellite operator Bulsatcom, the regulator said on May
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EU spring forecast reduces Bulgaria’s 2013 growth estimate to 0.9%
European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 3, projected a recovery from recession for the bloc
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Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant begins maintenance on unit 5
Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, at Kozloduy on the Danube River, said on May 3 that it shut down the
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European Central Bank cuts euro zone interest rate to record-low 0.5%
The European Central Bank governing council said on May 2 2013 that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate to
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Bulgarian Cabinet proposes new rules on state companies’ deposits
Bulgaria’s caretaker Government has drafted a bill amending the regulations on deposits held by state-owned companies, meant to prevent the
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Bulgarian renewable energy producers demand minister’s firing
Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association, the solar power industry lobby group, asked in an open letter to caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov
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EU unemployment flat at 10.9% in March
The 27-member European Union ended March 2013 with 10.9 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, unchanged from February, according to EU
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