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Bulgaria First Couple, VP Leave Office Cheered by Citizens
Bulgaria's outgoing President Georgi Parvanov, his wife Zorka Parvanova, and his VP Angel Marin have now officially left the Presidency Building in downtown Sofia. This is the last part of the Sunday inauguration ceremony for new Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and aide Margarita Popova. Parvanov and Plevneliev gave speeches at the Unknown Warrior monument in Sofia, went to the St....
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Bulgaria's President Plevneliev takes office
(SOFIA ) - Bulgaria's conservative President Rosen Plevneliev took office Sunday, urging national unity around the goal of improving the economy and the country's image within the EU.
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Bulgaria halts power exports due to strike
Bulgaria has suspended electricity exports to neighboring countries due to an ongoing strike in the country's biggest coal mines.
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Bulgaria halts power exports due to strike
Bulgaria has suspended electricity exports to neighboring countries due to an ongoing strike in the country's biggest coal mines.Energy minister Traicho Traikov said that power exports to other Balkan ...
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Bulgaria bans Chevron from using 'fracking'
Bulgaria bans Chevron from using 'fracking' SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ? Bowing to public pressure, Bulgaria's government says U.S. oil company Chevron cannot explore for shale gas in the country using the extraction technique known as "fracking." Over the last weeks, thousands of people gathered at protest rallies across Bulgaria to protest against shale gas extraction and the use of fracking ...
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Bulgaria says Chevron cannot use 'fracking'
Bulgaria says Chevron cannot use 'fracking' SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ? Bowing to public pressure, Bulgaria's government says U.S. oil company Chevron cannot explore for shale gas there using an environmentally risky technique known as "fracking." Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said that under Tuesday's decision "Chevron can still have the right to test for oil and gas, but without using the ...
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Bulgaria Votes Overwhelmingly To Ban Fracking
BULGARIA HAS BECOME the second European country to ban the extraction method for the exploratory drilling for shale gas known as fracking. Today, Bulgarian MPs voted overwhelming to ban the practice, which has also been banned in France.
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Bulgaria's New PResident?
How do you call a speaker, mouthing treacly platitudes seconds before the New Year sets in? Bulgaria's outgoing president. How do you call a speaker, mouthing trite promises seconds before he swears in? Bulgaria's incoming president. As Bulgaria's new president, Rosen Plevneliev, took his oath of office Thursday, he made a historic pledge....
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Bulgaria's New President Eager for 'More Europe', Ties with Growing Regions
Bulgaria's foreign policy under the newly inaugurated President Rosen Plevneliev is to be characterized by a push for both stronger EU integration and opening up of the nation towards more distant regions with faster economic growth. This has become clear from Plevneliev's first speech as the new head of state of the Republic of Bulgaria; he was formally sworn into office in the Bulgarian ...
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Bulgaria bans shale gas drilling
Bulgaria becomes the second European country after France to ban test drilling for shale gas using the controversial "fracking" method.
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Bulgaria Bans Gas Fracking, Thwarting Chevron Drilling Plan
Bulgarian lawmakers banned hydraulic fracturing and established a 100 million-lev ($65 million) fine for offenders, thwarting Chevron Corp.?s plans to explore for natural-gas deposits in the Balkan country.
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Bulgaria Bans Gas Fracking, Thwarting Chevron Drilling Plan
Bulgarian lawmakers banned hydraulic fracturing and established a 100 million-lev ($65 million) fine for offenders, thwarting Chevron Corp.?s plans to explore for natural-gas deposits in the Balkan country.
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Bulgaria Votes to Ban Gas Fracking, Thwarting Chevron
Bulgarian lawmakers banned hydraulic fracturing and imposed a 100 million lev ($65 million) fine on potential offenders, thwarting Chevron Corp.?s plans to explore for shale gas deposits in the Balkan country.
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Bulgaria Adopts Total Ban on Hydrofracking for Shale Gas in U-Turn Decision
Bulgaria's Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of banning the controversial technology of hydraulic fracking (hydrofracking) for shale gas exploration and extraction. The ban on hydrofracking, which comes after mass protests over its potential environmental effects, was approved after four hours of debates Wednesday afternoon with 166 votes in favor, and six votes against. The total ban ...
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Bulgaria bans Chevron from using 'fracking'
Bowing to public pressure, Bulgaria's government says U.S. oil company Chevron cannot explore for shale gas in the country using the extraction technique known as "fracking."
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Bulgaria bans shale gas 'fracking'
The Bulgarian parliament has imposed a permanent ban on the exploration of shale oil and gas in the country using the extraction technique known as "fracking" following widespread public protests.The ...
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Bulgaria Gas-Fracking Ban Debated After Chevron Loses Exploration Permit
Bulgarian lawmakers started debating a ban on hydraulic fracturing today, threatening Chevron Corp. (CVX) ?s plans to explore shale gas deposits in the Balkan country.
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