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Bulgaria’s Parliament sets up ad hoc committee to investigate Belene nuclear power station project

October 19, 2016October 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s Parliament has voted to set up an ad hoc committee, headed by nationalist minority coalition Patriotic Front co-leader Valeri

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Bulgarian prosecutors charge two NEK directors over Belene deal losing 77M euro

October 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene

Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has laid criminal charges against two National Electricity Company, NEK, executive directors in connection with an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s NEK will not appeal Belene arbitration ruling

September 29, 2016September 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgarian state electric utility NEK decided against appealing the arbitration ruling that awarded damages to Russia’s Atomstroyexport for the reactors

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament approves cash injection to settle Belene arbitration damages

September 28, 2016September 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on September 28 a bill authorising a cash injection from the state Budget to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes Belene arbitration damages bill at first reading

September 21, 2016September 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s MPs passed at first reading on September 21 a bill authorising a cash injection from the state Budget to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves draft bill to pay Belene arbitration damages

September 20, 2016September 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s state-owned electric utility NEK will receive a cash injection from the state Budget to pay the damages awarded by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria optimistic about nuclear reactor deal with Iran – PM

July 12, 2016July 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, Boiko Borissov, energy, nuclear

Iran has shown interest in reviewing Bulgaria’s proposal to sell its Russian-made nuclear reactors from the shelved Belene nuclear power

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria loses Belene nuclear power plant arbitration court action

June 16, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear, Russia

Bulgaria’s state electric utility NEK lost an arbitration lawsuit against Russia’s Atomstroyexport, the company picked to build two 1000MW nuclear

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian businessman charged in Belene ‘embezzlement’ case

October 4, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Belene

Bulgarian business executive Bogomil Manchev, chief executive of the Risk Engineering company, was on October 4 2013 charged with incitement

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