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Bulgaria imposes temporary cuts to renewable energy generation

April 25, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s power grid operator ESO has asked the country’s three electricity distribution companies to limit the generation of electricity from

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Bulgaria’s Customs Agency vs Lukoil – the remake

April 24, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

The efforts of Bulgaria’s Customs Agency to enforce excise tax laws on the local subsidiaries of Russian oil group Lukoil

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Bulgaria approves opening of new border checkpoint on Danube Bridge 2

April 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet approved on April 24 the draft intergovernmental agreement on opening a new checkpoint on the border with

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Romania, Bulgaria among most frequent sources of cyber-attacks – report

April 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Eastern European countries, most notably Romania but also Bulgaria and Russia, were among the most frequent countries of origin for

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European Commission wants to stamp out rubber-stamping to authenticate documents

April 24, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

That sound so familiar to the expatriate, the ker-chunk of a rubber stamp, will cease to be ubiquitous if the

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Raykov’s reassurances for Bulgaria’s retail chains

April 24, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

Against a background of alleged cartel agreements, Competition Protection Commission queries on whether retail chains have resolved their issues with

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New Bulgarian Gambling Commission chief appointed

April 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Finance Minister Kalin Hristov has appointed Ivan Enicherov chairperson of the country’s Gambling Commission, replacing Kaloyan Krustev, the

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Bulgaria revises 2013 growth target downward to 1%

April 22, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has revised the country’s economic growth forecast for this year to one per cent. The new target

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App tries to drive down prices in the taxi business

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post

While Prague’s trams, buses and metro services tend to be well-regarded, the city’s taxis do not have the best reputation.

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