Czech CEZ will lose Bulgarian distribution licence – PM
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on February 19 that Czech energy firm CEZ will lose its electricity distribution licence
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Electricity protests: EVN car torched in Plovdiv, Revenue Agency starts checks into energy distribution companies
Arson is suspected after a car owned by energy distribution company EVN was burnt out on February 18 2013 in
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LOT Polish airlines will be sold this year – CEO
The troubled Polish flag carrier PLL LOT will be sold still this year, after a restructuring involving mass layoffs, newly
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Bulgaria in no hurry to join euro zone, Finance Minister Dyankov says
Bulgaria will wait “probably a number of additional years, until the dust settles” before seeking to join the euro, Finance
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Horsemeat scandal: EU committee agrees on immediate start to testing, EC to pay 75%
The European Union’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health agreed at a February 15 2013 meeting, held
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Bulgarian household income grows at rate slightly higher than spending, statistical institute says
Bulgarian household income per head was 16.1 per cent higher in the fourth quarter of 2012 than in Q4 2011,
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Current affairs: Bulgaria and the politics of electricity
Bulgaria’s centre-right government, facing national parliamentary elections at the beginning of July 2013, has little time at its disposal to
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More than 210 000 of Bulgaria’s unemployed have given up looking for work – official
Unemployment in Bulgaria in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 12.4 per cent, representing an increase of 8.6 per cent
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IMF sees modest economic recovery possible for Montenegro, calls for spending cuts
The International Monetary Fund has expressed a reserved view on Montenegro, saying that a modest economic recovery is expected in
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