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Poland frees wholesale prices of natural gas

February 21, 2013May 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy

Poland’s energy market regulator URE has relieved all licensed traders of natural gas from the duty to submit wholesale tariffs

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Bulgaria Business News 

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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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian PM, Russian president discuss Belene nuclear plant in phone call

February 19, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on February 19 that the main topic of discussion during a phone call with

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Bulgaria Business News 

Czech CEZ will lose Bulgarian distribution licence – PM

February 19, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on February 19 that Czech energy firm CEZ will lose its electricity distribution licence

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Bulgaria Business News 

Electricity protests: EVN car torched in Plovdiv, Revenue Agency starts checks into energy distribution companies

February 18, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Arson is suspected after a car owned by energy distribution company EVN was burnt out on February 18 2013 in

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Bulgaria Business News Perspectives 

Current affairs: Bulgaria and the politics of electricity

February 15, 2013May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer energy

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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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria appoints new chief of energy regulator as electricity price drama continues

February 13, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Yuliana Ivanova, an engineer by training, is being appointed as the new head of the State Energy and Water Regulatory

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Poland to start construction of north-south gas pipeline in 2014

February 13, 2013May 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy

Poland’s state-owned natural gas transmission monopoly Gaz-System plans to start the construction of a 1,000 kilometer north-south gas pipeline in

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s energy regulator mulls reforms in the face of nationwide protests over high electricity bills

February 12, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Faced with continuing public protests against high electricity and heating bills, Bulgaria’s energy regulator is discussing changes such as replacing

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