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Bulgaria, Romania Bust Illegal Nigerian, Afghan in Dutch Car Trunk [Nov 14, 2011] Bulgarian and Romanian border police officers have arrested two illegal immigrants hidden in the car trunk of a Dutch citizen, Bulgaria's Interior Ministry announced. The two men ? one from Nigeria and one from Afghanistan ? were found hidden in car driven by 50-year-old citizen of the Netherlands during a joint inspection of the Bulgarian and Romanian authorities on the so called Danube Bridge ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Set Stage for Massive Danube Hydro-Energy Projects [Jul 18, 2011] Bulgaria and Romania's economy ministers have discussed two large-scale hydro-energy projects on the Danube, whose future realization is said to harbor great economic potential. Bulgaria's Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traicho Traikov was received Monday in Bucharest by his counterpart, Romania's Minister of Economy, Commerce, and Business Environment Ion Ariton. After Traikov and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Still in Discord on Nuclear Project Price [May 26, 2011] Bulgaria and Russia are not getting closer in reaching an agreement on the price of the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant, NPP, in the Danube town of Belene. The announcement was made by Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, after a meeting in Brussels with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Schmatko, with the CEO of Russian energy giant Gazprom, Alexei Miller, and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

WWF welcomes first Bulgaria ban on Danube sturgeon fishing [May 03, 2011] The environmental group WWF welcomed on Monday Bulgaria's ban on catching sturgeon in the Danube, as the species faces extinction due to overfishing for its caviar. [via YahooNews] More >>

WWF welcomes Bulgaria ban on Danube sturgeon fishing [May 02, 2011] The environmental group WWF welcomed on Monday Bulgaria's ban on catching sturgeon in the Danube, as the species faces extinction due to overfishing for its caviar. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Dismisses Belene Nuclear Plant Scandal as 'Political Talk' [Apr 06, 2011] The newly signed document between Bulgaria and Russia for the construction of the Belene nuclear plant, which caused a scandal among Bulgarian ministers, is no threat to the country's national security, according to PM Boyko Borisov. He commented on the signed annex 12 with the Russian "Atomstroyexport" regarding the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant, NPP, in the Danube town of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Sign Moratorium on Belene Nuclear Project [Mar 27, 2011] Bulgaria and Russia have reached an agreement to sign next week a 3-month moratorium on the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria's Danube town of Belene. The moratorium will be in place until the exact price of the NPP is calculated, a full assessment of seismology risks is prepared, and all other debatable issues are cleared, Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Build 'Bullet' Train to Danube Bridge [Mar 19, 2011] Bulgaria will build a super-fast railroad highway to connect the capital Sofia with the western city of Vidin and the new Danube Bridge there. The investment amount is estimated at EUR 2.7 B.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Slashes Unilaterally Hated Danube Bridge Levies [Mar 09, 2011] Bulgaria's government reduce three times the levy for passing through the only bridge on the Danube connecting Bulgaria and Romania. Thus, the fee per car crossing from Bulgaria into Romania through the Danube Bridge linking Bulgaria's Ruse and Romania's Giurgiu is brought down from EUR 6 to EUR 2. The step is unilateral since Romania has not taken the same measure, and cars crossing into ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Moves to Slash Notorious Danube Bridge Fee [Feb 21, 2011] Bulgaria's government is taking steps to modify the levy for passing through the Danube Bridge linking Bulgaria's Ruse and Romania's Giurgiu. According MP Plamen Nunev from Bulgaria's ruling center-right party GERB, the Borisov Cabinet will include the issue of the Danube bridge passing fee in its weekly meeting agenda either this or next Wednesday. At present there is an EUR 12 fee per car for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Foreign Minister 'Hopes' for Drop of Hated Bulgaria-Romania Bridge Fee [Dec 06, 2010] Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has expressed hopes that the government will soon be able to modify the levy for passing through the Danube Bridge linking Bulgaria's Ruse and Romania's Giurgiu. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Offers Serbia, Croatia 2% Stakes in Belene Nuclear Plant ahead of Putin Visit [Nov 06, 2010] Bulgaria's Cabinet has invited both Serbia and Croatia to participate as shareholders in the project for the country's future second nuclear power plant at Belene on the Danube. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Minister Optimistic on Nuclear Plant Investor [Oct 23, 2010] Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, voices strong optimism that the government would find another investor for the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Danube town of Belene. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Might Cut Electicity Export by 2/3 Due to NPP Trouble [Oct 19, 2010] Bulgaria's first and currently only one Nuclear Power Plant is located in the Danube town of Kozloduy. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Lose More Ground to Danube Bridge Builder [Oct 07, 2010] The Transport Ministers of Bulgaria and Romania Alexander Tsvetkov and Ana Boagiu inspected Thursday the site of the construction of what is expected to become at some point in the future the second bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania over the Danube near at Vidin-Calafat. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Danube Shipping Collapses in 2010 H1 [Aug 31, 2010] Bulgaria's Danube trade is down substantially. Photo by brp.bg Bulgaria?s Dabune trade has collapsed as Bulgarian River Shipping Jsc has seen a 49% drop of its revenues in the first half of 2010. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania to Develop Alternative Tourism on Danube Coast [Jul 30, 2010] Bulgaria and Romania will join efforts for the development of a project , considering all kinds of alternative tourism along the Danube coastline. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Confirms U-Turn over Belene Nuclear Plant [Jun 25, 2010] Bulgarias Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has reiterated his support for the constriction of a second nuclear power plant in the Danube town of Belene, posing just one condition for its further progress. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Former Tsar Vouches for 2nd Nuclear Plant [Jun 12, 2010] Bulgaria must go on with the project to build a second nuclear power Plant (NPP) in the Danube town of Belene, according to former Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Favors German Investors for Nuclear Project [May 17, 2010] Bulgaria has all permits and could begin the construction of its second Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Danube town of Belene as early as tomorrow, Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov says. [via YahooNews] More >>