Text of report by Polish leading privately-owned centre-left newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza website, on 20 August [Report by Rafal Zasun: "An Energy Plan for Poland"] The Economy Ministry says that nuclear power plants will supply 15 per cent of electricity in Poland by 2030 - on the condition that society agrees.

Text of report by Slovak privately-owned independent newspaper Sme, on 27 February [SITA report: "Government Still Wants Transpetrol"] The Economy Ministry is negotiating with Americans about the repurchase of a [ 49-per cent] stake in Transpetrol [oil pipeline operator].

Text of report by Argentine newspaper Pagina 12 website on 29 July [Report by Claudio Scaletta in "Cash" Supplement: "The Greatest Challenge"] The new administration at the Economy Ministry plans to strengthen price control guidelines.

Money-losing airline Alitalia SpA's chairman and CEO is being replaced by the chairman of Italy's fourth-largest bank, the Economy Ministry said Friday.

Text of report in English by Polish news agency PAP Warsaw, 8 January: The lack of [Russian] oil supplies via the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline to Poland will not make fuel prices go up at the pump, deputy Economy Minister Piotr Naimski said Monday [8 January].