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Neighbours meet on road to Slovakia [Nov 29, 2011] The draw has been made for the 2012/13 qualifying round, including a group containing the Netherlands, Belgium, Latvia and Lithuania, with the finals to be held 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 >>

EU extends Lithuania, Slovakia's land bans to 2014 [Apr 14, 2011] (VILNIUS ) - Brussels has approved an extension to 2014 of Lithuania and Slovakia's bans on farmland sales to foreigners, seen as crucial to prevent speculation, Vilnius said Thursday. [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 >>