1st Danube Financing Dialogue

Thursday, 22nd March 2012 at 13:OO Friday, 23rd March 2012 at 9:30 Location: Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) | Otto-Wagner-Platz 3 | A-1090 Vienna Financing projects of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Danube Region 22nd and 23rd March 2012 The EU … Continue reading

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Danube’s Low Waters Devastate Business of Major Bulgarian Port

Novinite of Sofia One of the major Bulgarian river ports, Lom on the Danube, has curtailed the working day of its employees from 8 to 4 hours because the record low level of the river has affected badly its business … Continue reading

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World Wildlife Fund criticises Hungary over red sludge ‘inaction’

Sofia Echo A year after the red mud disaster in Hungary, the World Wildlife Fund has warned that little has been done to prevent further such catastrophes from occurring. On October 4 2010 more than one million cubic meters of … Continue reading

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Bulgarian Firms Struggle Because of Danube’s Low Level

Novinite Companies along Bulgaria’s Danube bank are about to go bankrupt as a result of the continuously hurdled navigation of the major European river because of its low level. Several firms in Northeastern Bulgaria, in the District of Silistra, are … Continue reading

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