US Approves New Lukoil Waiver for Bulgaria After Talks With Rubio
Bulgaria has secured a six-month extension of the Lukoil waiver, following a decision by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
BURGAS HARBOR CONTINUES WORK DESPITE DOCKERS’ STRIKE
Business | May 24, 2002, Friday // 00:00
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Burgas harbor did not stop its work despite the dockers’ strike, which continues for a second day in a row. The harbour suffers technical damages because of newly employed dockers, who, in the opinion of the strikers, are not competent enough to run the crane machines. Four ships have been serviced on May 24 in the harbor. The striking committee expects negotiation talks with Deputy Transport Minister Lyubomir Ivanov.
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