State companies have 6 months to choose banks
Sofia. The Corporate Commercial Bank, the Central Cooperative Bank, Investbank, UBB, UniCredit Bulbank, Raiffeisenbank are the financial institutions managing funds of state companies, 24 Chasa daily reveals.

The EU agrees on completing its internal energy market by 2014
Brussels. EU leaders discussed, at the extraordinary European Council Meeting in Brussels, European energy market and ways to make energy price more affordable, BNT reports.

Nine soldiers killed in Colombia rebel attack
Bogota. Nine soldiers were killed and six wounded in an attack the government blamed Wednesday on the ELN, Colombia's second largest leftist guerrilla group, AFP reports.