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Belene: an unfinished play of indeterminate length

September 28, 2012June 2, 2013 Alex Bivol Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s autumn political drama season got off to a relatively quiet start, a calm before the storm of debates stirred

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Banking union plans irk Czech Republic

September 27, 2012May 22, 2013 Adela Zabrazna for The Prague Post

The European Union’s single currency zone may have avoided collapse by green-lighting key stabilisation and oversight mechanisms, but an ongoing

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Bulgaria Business News 

Mysterious US consortium shows interest in Bulgaria’s Belene nuclear plant

September 27, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

MPs from Bulgarian Parliament’s economic policy committee were caught unawares on September 26, when Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev attended a

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Bulgaria’s consumer watchdog slams banks on lending terms

September 26, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) said on September 26 that it found illegal provisions in the lending terms of

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Manufacturers of plastic bags protest against Bulgaria’s new eco-tax

September 26, 2012September 26, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 1000 people turned out on September 26 2012 in support of a protest by Bulgarian manufacturers of plastic

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Poland to consider euro adoption when euro zone recovers – central bank head

September 26, 2012May 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Poland will take into consideration introducing the common currency when the euro zone resolves its problems, central bank NBP head

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Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz moves to quash fears of gas shortages in 2013

September 25, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s state-owned gas company Bulgargaz moved on September 25 to quash fears that the country could face a gas shortage

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UniCredit: Bulgarian economy improving, growth remains weak

September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s economic outlook improved in the third quarter of 2012 despite the stumbling global economy, Italian banking group UniCredit said

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Bulgarian competition watchdog raids millers union

September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) said on September 25 that its analysts and police raided the office of

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