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Romanian-Bulgarian Danube hydropower plant project could win European funding

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

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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Serbian Pirates Harass Bulgaria’s Commercial Shipping on Danube

4 December 2008 Bulgaria’s commercial fleet on the Danube River has been raided 38 times by Serbian pirates in the last two years, the Bulgarian River Shipping company announced Thursday. The pirate raids in the Serbian part of the Danube … Continue reading

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Greenpeace says Belene nuclear plant the world’s most dangerous-report

Sofia Echo | Mon 03 Nov 2008 - Nick Iliev Bulgaria’s planned nuclear power plant at Belene on the Danube River is amongst the most dangerous contemplated projects of its kind in the whole world, Greenpeace nuclear analyst Heinz Smital … Continue reading

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Bulgaria to revive Danube hydro-power projects

SOFIA (Reuters) - The Bulgarian government decided on Thursday to revive communist era projects to build several hydro-power plants with Romania on the river Danube with total capacity of over 1,000 megawatts. The government set up a working group to … Continue reading

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