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The paper clip, 3 February [Feb 03, 2012] Supplies of Russian gas to Europe fell by 7% yesterday, Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza writes. There are reports of shortages in Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cold snap claims lives across Europe [Feb 01, 2012] PRAGUE, BRATISLAVA, KIEV -- Several people have lost their lives in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and Bulgaria due to low temperatures. At least three persons died in Czech Republic while two people died in Slovakia. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU offers new funds to shut down Soviet-era reactors [Nov 24, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - The European Commission offered on Thursday an additional 500 million euros in EU aid for Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia to put Soviet-era nuclear reactors out of service for good. [via YahooNews] More >>

EC to Set Aside EUR 550 M for Nuclear Decommissioning Aid [Nov 23, 2011] The European Commission (EC) plans to set aside additional nuclear decommissioning aid of EUR 550 M after 2013 to help Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, reports say. The money will be used for closing down the old nuclear reactors in Slovakia's Bohunice, Lithuania's Ignalina and Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP, the German paper Handelsblatt reported. An EC spokesperson said that no official decision has ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Summit and Media Pro Announce Film Output Agreement [Nov 01, 2011] Ralpho Borgos of Summit Entertainment and Anca Truta of Media Pro Entertainment, the distribution division of Central European Media Enterprise, announced Tuesday their exclusive three-year output agreement for all rights in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. The deal applies to upcoming Summit films through August 2014, including "Now You See Me" with Jesse Eisenberg and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

WTA-Pan Pacific Open Results [Sep 27, 2011] TOKYO (AP) -- Results Tuesday from the $2,000,000 Pan Pacific Open, a WTA Tour event played on hard courts at Ariake Colosseum (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Coco Vandeweghe, United States, def. Zheng Jie, China, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2. Tsvetana Pironkova , Bulgaria, def. Gisela Dulko , Argentina 7-6 (2), 6-1. Peng Shuai (10), China def. Jill Craybas , United States, 6-2, 6-0. Iveta ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Research and Markets: Distribution on the Pharmaceutical Market in Central Europe 2011 - A Comparative Analysis [May 26, 2011] DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/540760/distribution_on_th) has announced the addition of the "Distribution on the Pharmaceutical Market in Central Europe 2011 - Comparative Analysis of Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria" report to their offering. Distribution on the pharmaceutical ... [via YahooNews] More >>

European envoys in Meghalaya for bilateral cooperation [May 25, 2011] Shillong, May 25 (PTI) Ambassadors of Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Slovakia today met Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and other senior government officials to explore possibilities of bilateral cooperation and investment."We tried to showcase our potentialities and possible areas of future cooperation. Further discussion will be held to identify areas of association," Sangma said after the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Slovakia nuclear plants must improve - EU warns [Apr 05, 2011] BRUSSELS : Old nuclear power plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, which function under decommissioning programs, were criticized in a European Parliament resolution on Tuesday for having a lack of coordination, delays, and too much money going to unrelated energy projects. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Slovakia nuclear plants must improve - EU warns [Apr 05, 2011] Old nuclear power plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, which function under decommissioning programs, were criticized in a European Parliament resolution on Tuesday for having a lack of coordination, delays, and too much money going to unrelated energy projects. Lithuania, Slovakia and Bulgaria currently receive European Union (EU) funds for managing the decommissioning of the three old ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Barroso, Eastern EU Leaders Set Start of North-South Energy Corridor [Feb 04, 2011] EC President Jose Manuel Barroso and the leaders of six EU member states in Eastern Europe including Bulgaria have agreed to set the start of the so called "North-South Gas Corridor." The new EU energy security initiative was formally approved by Barroso and six leaders of Eastern European states at a dinner at the EC headquarters in Brussels late Thrusday night. ... [via YahooNews] More >>