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Government approves restrictions of construction of renewable energy facilities on arable land
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The Bulgarian Government has approved the enforcement of limitations on the construction of solar panels and wind turbine parks on agricultural land, a Government media statement announced on April 7 2010.
The amendment to the bill for the protection of agricultural land will be submitted to Parliament. The amendment envisages curtailing construction of renewable energy infrastructure in arable lands and irrigation fields in order to conserve the lands for farming purposes.
The exploitation of lands from first, through to fourth category, and the subsequent construction of renewable energy infrastructure on these plots, will be centrally controlled from now on, and not at a local or municipal level, as is the current case.
The law also envisages that "any decision taken by the commission would be invalidated, if during the course of a year upon its (decision) implementation for any given parcel of land, no change of application for that parcel was requested".
Disagreements between farmers and wind park investors over changes to the proposed Agriculture Ministry amendment have raged interminably.
The problem revolves around the rich farmlands of northeastern Bulgaria, the region known as Dobruzha, where a number of wind parks have been constructed in recent years and more are planned.
The proposal was backed by farmers in the Dobruzha region who want an end to the erection of wind parks or solar panel parks on the rich soil of the northeast.
According to Radoslav Hristov, head of the wheat producers in Bulgaria, if the Government does not act now to prevent more parks sprouting up in the region, "there will be no agricultural land left for cultivation and agriculture".
Investors in renewable energy sources, on the other hand, agreed that arable land should be preserved for the agricultural sector, but were "categorically against the ban being implemented if it addressed the issue of wind parks exclusively".
The Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria, and other associated companies in the industry, responded that the "proposed new amendments to the agricultural bill are discriminatory against the industry".
The amendment to the bill for the protection of agricultural land will be submitted to Parliament. The amendment envisages curtailing construction of renewable energy infrastructure in arable lands and irrigation fields in order to conserve the lands for farming purposes.
The exploitation of lands from first, through to fourth category, and the subsequent construction of renewable energy infrastructure on these plots, will be centrally controlled from now on, and not at a local or municipal level, as is the current case.
The law also envisages that "any decision taken by the commission would be invalidated, if during the course of a year upon its (decision) implementation for any given parcel of land, no change of application for that parcel was requested".
Disagreements between farmers and wind park investors over changes to the proposed Agriculture Ministry amendment have raged interminably.
The problem revolves around the rich farmlands of northeastern Bulgaria, the region known as Dobruzha, where a number of wind parks have been constructed in recent years and more are planned.
The proposal was backed by farmers in the Dobruzha region who want an end to the erection of wind parks or solar panel parks on the rich soil of the northeast.
According to Radoslav Hristov, head of the wheat producers in Bulgaria, if the Government does not act now to prevent more parks sprouting up in the region, "there will be no agricultural land left for cultivation and agriculture".
Investors in renewable energy sources, on the other hand, agreed that arable land should be preserved for the agricultural sector, but were "categorically against the ban being implemented if it addressed the issue of wind parks exclusively".
The Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria, and other associated companies in the industry, responded that the "proposed new amendments to the agricultural bill are discriminatory against the industry".
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Uniqa
Gloria Dimitrova has been appointed executive director and member of the managing board at Uniqa Life Insurance Bulgaria. Dimitrova began her career in 1998 at the insurance supervision directorate, but moved to the private sector and worked for professional services and insurance brokerage firm Marsh&McLennan and US insurer AIG, both in Bulgaria and the Middle East. She joined Uniqa as regional director for Sofia in 2010. Dimitrova has a degree in economics from the University for National and World Economy in Sofia and a master's degree in insurance from the Business Academy in Svishtov.
Kamenitza
Yassen Lyubenov is the new head of marketing at Bulgarian beer brewer Kamenitza. Lyubenov has 12 years of experience in marketing in the fast-moving consumer goods sector and has started his career as assistant brand manager at Kraft Foods Bulgaria. He later became brand manager at Wrigley Bulgaria, with responsibilities for Bulgaria and Macedonia. Prior to joining Kamenitza, he was senior marketing manager at Wrigley Russia, where he was in charge of brand expansion into Ukraine, Belarus, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Lyubenov has a bachelor's degree in international business administration from the University of Lincoln, UK.
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Bedros Kalfayan, general manager of skin care and cosmetics company Beiersdorf Bulgaria, will oversee the parent's company units in Romania and Moldova starting April 1. Following company restructuring, Beiersdorf's subsidiaries in the three countries were merged and are now one unit, part of Beiersdorf Central and Eastern Europe. Kalfayan joined Beiersdorf in 2007 as sales manager and was promoted to general manager in 2008. Prior to that, he worked for Axxon Bulgaria, Ferrero and Rubella. Kalfayan has a master's degree in industrial management from the Technical University in Sofia.
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