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National leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Viorica Dancila said on Tuesday that the decision of the party's National Standing Bureau and National Executive Committee to name her PSD presidential candidate does her honor and renders her even more responsible, mentioning that she is aware this won't be an easy battle, because the party starts from a difficult position.

The work of the energy market in Bulgaria and the problems with trade in industrial electricity will be examined today by the parliamentary committee.

The discussion comes amid lobbying by business for lobbying and manipulation in the "Day ahead" segment.

Since mid-February, there has been serious interest in the Belene NPP project from China's largest state-owned nuclear power company. This is what Energy Minister Temenujka Petkova said during today's parliamentary oversight, BNT reported.

The law proposed by the Bulgarian government on Tuesday, was adopted on a first reading with the support of 132 out of 140 lawmakers on Wednesday.

It allows the state electric company NEC to receive state aid in the form of an interest free loan and to use it to pay off its debts to Russia's state nuclear company Atomstroyexport.

Nigel Farage will stay on at the helm of the UK Independence Party, party chairman Steve Crowther announced on Monday.

Crowther said in a statement the party's National Executive Committee has refused to accept Farage's decision to quit after failing to win a seat in last week's election because it "concluded that UKIP's general election campaign had been a great success."