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Bulgarian MPs shut down Belene proposal in Parliament

February 27, 2013May 27, 2013 Alex Bivol Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on February 27 a motion that supported the Cabinet’s decision to shelve the proposed nuclear power plant

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Bulgarian prosecutors, tax authorities investigate electricity distribution companies

February 27, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Three teams of prosecutors and National Revenue Agency (NRA) inspectors were sent to the headquarters of Bulgaria’s three privately-owned electricity

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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines Sofia heating utility

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

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on February 25 that it fined Toplofikatsiya Sofia, the state-owned heating utility

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Czech media: government urged to help CEZ in Bulgaria

February 22, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Czech Republic’s president-elect Miloš Zeman has criticised the country’s cabinet for not doing enough to defend the interests of state-owned

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Fitch upgrades Poland’s outlook to positive

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Poland’s Long-Term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to Positive from

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Bulgaria finds horsemeat in lasagna Bolognese products

February 21, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Agency for Food Safety said February 21 that it found horsemeat traces in lasagna meals sold by the Carrefour

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Poland to pave way for flagship airline LOT’s sale shortly

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Poland’s Treasury hopes to shortly approve a restructuring plan for the troubled national airline PLL LOT and an amended law

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Bulgaria sells 800M leva of six-month debt

February 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

On the same day that Prime Minister Boiko Borissov submitted his resignation, Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said it sold 800 million

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Decision on CEZ Bulgarian licence postponed to April

February 20, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said on February 20 that it has opened proceedings that could result

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