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Over 1000 Tons of Poor Quality Fuel Withdrawn from the Market for a Year
More than 1,000 tons of poor fuel have been withdrawn from the market this year after inspections by the State Agency for Metrology and Technical Surveillance. The imposed sanctions amount to over BGN 1 mln, bTV announced.
4.4% of the verified fuel during the year had quality deviations. More than 1,500 samples were collected in one third of the country's gas stations.
No Snow in Bulgaria for the New Year's Eve
Soft weather in the next ten days. No serious winter conditions are expected. This is the short-term weather forecast presented in Darik Coffee.
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Petrol Prices Hit 2018 Lows, Diesel Rates At Lowest Since March
Oil continues to fall after a sharp decline last week, news agencies said.
Investors remain skeptical of OPEC's promises to cut yields and are worried about economic turmoil. Thus, on the New York Trade Exchange, US crude oil fell by more than $ 3 or nearly 7 percent to $ 42 a barrel, which was the lowest price since last June.
Energy Ministry: Draft OUG on capping gas price, assumed by gov't to protect population
The draft of the Emergency Ordinance (OUG) providing for a set of measures among which the capping of the natural gas price is a proposal assumed by the Romanian Government to protect the population against possible price raises of the natural gas above the population's affordability, a release by the Ministry of Energy sent to AGERPRES reads.
EU clears electricity surcharge discount
The European Commission said on Tuesday it had approved discounts granted to energy-intensive companies on a surcharge used to support renewable electricity production in Greece.
Athens imposes a surcharge on electricity consumers based on consumption to support both renewable electricity and high-efficiency cogeneration.
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Rain and Snowfall in Bulgaria Today, Decreasing Temperatures
Today it will be mostly cloudy with precipitations, snow in West and North Bulgaria, mostly rain in some places of the Upper Thracian Plain and in the eastern regions. Light to moderate wind from north-northwest will bring cold air. Decreasing temperatures, with rain in most areas turning into snow this evening and night, but from west the precipitations will be tapering off.
Poll: Most Greeks fear for natural environment
Nine in 10 Greek citizens are concerned about environmental degradation and state that they are trying to do their part to protect nature, according to the findings of a survey released on Thursday.
Of the poll respondents, 91.1 percent said that they consider environmental degradation a real threat.
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Mostly Cloudy with Rain and Snow Today in Bulgaria, Highs between 2° and 7°C
Cloudy skies with precipitations over the country today, chiefly snow in West and Central North Bulgaria, rain and snow in Southwest and rain in the rest of the regions. Light wind blowing from east-northeast, moderate in the Danube Plain. Maximum temperatures between 2°C and 7°C.
Cloudy with Precipitations, Falling Temperatures, Highs Between 3° and 8°C
The cloud feeding in from west will spread over the whole country today. In the morning, there will be fog in some places in the lowlands and valleys.
Energy-intensive industries face higher costs than EU peers
Greek industries exposed to international competition face energy costs up to 60 percent higher than their rivals in Europe, a PWC study for Belgian energy regulator CREG reveals.