Unemployment in Bulgaria 12.4% in January 2013, as youth unemployment hits 28.3%
Unemployment among youth, meaning under-25s, hit 28.3 per cent in Bulgaria in January 2013, higher than the European Union average
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Kremlin’s policies shackled by oil and gas giant Gazprom
As Russia’s largest oil and gas company is once again embroiled in an energy dispute with Ukraine, the country’s dependence
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Sofia city hall asks heating utility to amend terms of service to lower bills
Sofia city hall voted on February 28 to order the city’s heating utility, Toplofikatsiya Sofia, to amend its terms of
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Euro zone annual inflation down to 2% in January
Euro zone annual inflation was two per cent in January, down from 2.2 per cent a month, European Union’s statistics
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Way open for electricity prices in Bulgaria to fall in March, but by how much remains unknown
The amendments to the Energy Act approved by Bulgaria’s Parliament on February 27 2013 could open the way for a
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Poland’s nuclear power programme to be ready before summer
A comprehensive nuclear energy package should be presented to the government at the end of Q2, Zbigniew Kubacki, head of
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Bulgaria signs contract for Strouma motorway construction
Bulgaria’s acting Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova signed on February 27 the contract for the construction of the 37km section
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Bulgarian MPs shut down Belene proposal in Parliament
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
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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