Monthly Archives: February 2010

Romanian-Bulgarian Danube hydropower plant project could win European funding

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Paul Stewart

Finaciarul A new hydropower plant on the Danube to be constructed by Romania together with Bulgaria could be financed from European funds, Secretary of State with the Romanian Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment Tudor Serban told an ISPE … Continue reading →

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A decade on, lower Danube exceeds green corridor targets

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Paul Stewart

WWF Vienna - A decade after four governments agreed to work together to establish a “green corridor” along the entire length of the Lower Danube River, Europe’s most ambitious wetland protection and restoration programme is well ahead of targets for … Continue reading →

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Danube cleanup plan adopted by 14 nations

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Paul Stewart

AP VIENNA — Fourteen countries and the European Commission have adopted a cleanup plan for the Danube River and its tributaries. The Danube flows 2,857 kilometers (1,775 miles) from southern Germany’s Black Forest to the Black Sea and is polluted … Continue reading →

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Danube countries agree to protect ‘Amazon of Europe’

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Paul Stewart

AFP VIENNA — Ministers from the 14 countries of the Danube basin adopted here Tuesday a plan to clean up and protect the historic river seen by green groups as Europe’s lifeline and the “Amazon of Europe”. Environmental groups welcomed … Continue reading →

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