Sun, Nov 22 2009
Kozloduy NPP

Genov’s resignation on August 24 2009 was telegraphed some days ago after a fallout with Energy Minister Traicho Traikov about Traikov’s allegation that Kozloduy had sold power on the open market on terms disadvantageous to the nuclear power station.
The European Commission (EC) had not received any request from Bulgaria to restart units 3 and 4 of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant (NPP), Eurocommissioner Meglena Kouneva was quoted as saying by Focos news agency on December 7. A day earlier, Bulgarian president Georgi Purvanov had said the two units were needed to cope with the crisis that resulted from the cutting off of Russian natural gas supplies on December 5.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev reiterated on February 1 his support for restarting units 3 and 4 of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant (NPP), which Bulgaria had to disconnect from its power grid before joining the EU in January 2007. "I will not give up fighting for this cause, using all possible means, but without isolating Bulgaria from the other EU member states," Stanishev told Parliament, as quoted by state radio BNR, during a scheduled question-and-answer session, when lawmakers are given the opportunity to quiz ministers.
Strong public opposition to price hikes prompted Prime Minister Boiko Borissov to axe the Finance Ministry proposal to increase the excise duty on spirits, but MPs have put it back on the agenda.
Bulgaria’s Cabinet seeks to reverse recent changes in the telecommunications sector
Kremikovtzi’s prospects for a recovery plan appear increasingly distant
Bulgarians are getting the hang of debit and credit cards, MasterCard says
The two telecoms, both set up to challenge former fixed-line state monopoly BTC, will merge operations and expect to report 20 million euro in revenue and a gross profit of five million euro in 2010.