December 3 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in or related to Bulgaria through April 14. New or amended entries are marked (*).
* Thursday, December 3 – Sofia: Bulgaria’s labour union Podkrepa organises discussion on the topic Social policy in Europe – balance between job security and international competitiveness.
* Thursday, December 3 – Sofia: Bulgarian Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova takes part in a discussion on the utilization of funds under the EU-financed Operational Program Environment in Bulgaria.
Tuesday, December 8 – Sofia: Private Equity in Bulgaria: The Year Ahead annual forum, organised by New Balkans Law Office, opens in Sofia. (0730 GMT) (http://www.bulgariaprivateequity.com/)
Thursday, December 10 - Sofia: The statistics office NSI releases preliminary data on the country's third-quarter gross domestic product.
Thursday, December 10 - Sofia: The statistics office NSI releases data on October industrial sales and industrial output.
Thursday, December 14 - Sofia: The statistics office NSI releases data on November consumer prices.
Tuesday, December 15 – Sofia: Central bank to release October current account data. (1000 GMT)
Wednesday, December 23 – Sofia: Central bank to release October money supply data. (1000 GMT)
Wednesday, December 23 – Sofia: Central bank to release end-October gross foreign debt figures. (1200 GMT)
Monday, December 28 - Sofia: The statistics office NSI releases data on December business sentiment.
Wednesday, December 30 - Sofia: The statistics office NSI releases data on November producer prices.
Wednesday, December 30 - Sofia: Deadline by which the Finance Ministry should release data on the country's consolidated budget through November.
Wednesday, April 14 – Sofia (Bulgaria): The sixth international congress and exhibition for southeast Europe, Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Sources, organised by Via Expo, opens. (to April 16) (www.viaexpo.com/images/stories/documents/ee_congress/leaflet_eng.pdf)