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Over 1.5 Million Sign on to Europe’s Right to Water Initiative
13 May 2013- 09:26 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BRUSSELS, Belgium Europe’s first citizens’ initiative, “Water Is a Human Right,” has collected more than 1.5 million signatures across the continent, with eight nations surpassing minimum number of signatures ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/13/2013 - 10:20
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Macedonia Cancels $914 Million USD Hydropower Tender
21 Sep 2012- 08:32 by Local Press Report SKOPJE Reuters Macedonia has cancelled a tender to award concessions to build two 526-megawatt hydro power plants because the two bids were unacceptable, a spokeswoman for the economy ministry said on Thursday. PPC ...
Local Press Report - 09/21/2012 - 09:28
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UK to Sign UN Watercourses Convention
29 Jun 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Brazil, RIO DE JANEIRO The United Kingdom last week announced plans to sign onto the UN Watercourses Convention, bringing the agreement one step closer to ratification by the country. UK Deputy Prime Minister ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2013 - 17:35
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EU Fines Water Management Cartel $16 Million USD
27 Jun 2012- 09:03 by Local Press Report BRUSSELS Europe Online Magazine The European Union on Wednesday slapped more than $16 million USD in fines on two producers of water management products, accusing them of running a cartel in Germany that one of ...
Local Press Report - 05/15/2013 - 17:47
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Macedonia Tenders Contracts for $2 Billion USD Hydropower Project
2 May 2012- 10:45 by OOSKAnews Correspondent SKOPJE, Macedonia The Macedonian Finance Ministry in April announced a tender for a prefeasibility study on themultipurpose Vardarska Dolina (Vardar Valley) project. With an estimated cost of $2 billion USD, ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2012 - 14:21
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Bulgaria Warns Turkey, Greece Over Dam Overflows
17 Feb 2012- 10:45 by Local Press Report SOFIA Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria) Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has sent a note warning the authorities of Turkey and Greece about the overflowing of major water dams on Bulgarian territory. Bulgaria’s Ministry of ...
Local Press Report - 05/15/2012 - 14:29
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Bulgaria Warns Turkey, Greece Over Dam Overflows
13 Feb 2012- 17:06 by Local Press Report SOFIA Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria) Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has sent a note warning the authorities of Turkey and Greece about the overflowing of major water dams on Bulgarian territory. Bulgaria’s Ministry of ...
Local Press Report - 05/15/2012 - 14:30
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Ensuring Access to Water Necessary for Mideast Peace: OIC
9 May 2011- 18:45 by OOSKAnews Correspondent istanBul, turkey Ensuring reliable water access is necessary to ensure peace and stability in the Middle East, where a number of countries are facing unrest fueled by water supply problems and growing ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2012 - 14:59
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Cooperation Is Key as Turkey Looks to Establish Border Dams
16 Jan 2011- 19:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent turkey, ANKARA Construction of a dam on the border between Turkey and Syria is the latest work in progress as Turkey looks towards securing water resources with its neighbors. The planned dam is part of a ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2013 - 16:53
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Dimas Says Court Should Not Yet Be Involved in Bulgaria's Environmental Problems
30 Sep 2009- 14:48 by Local Press Report SOFIA Focus Information Agency (Bulgaria) European Commissioner for Environment Stavros Dimas will make a statement at the European Commission meeting on September 30 suggesting that Bulgaria's efforts to ...
Local Press Report - 01/13/2011 - 20:00
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Blairmont, Ithaca Residents Protest Water Service Disruption
2 Dec 2008- 06:50 by Local Press Report GEORGETOWN, Guyana Starbroek News (Guyana) Residents of Blairmont and Ithaca held protests over disruptions in water service. Water provision stopped after a pump burned out. Residents complained that the pump was ...
Local Press Report - 01/13/2011 - 12:00
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Financial Crisis Postpones La Fantana Extension Plans
19 Nov 2008- 13:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BUCHAREST, Romania Water cooler distributor La Fantana, which is controlled by investment fund Innova Capital, will postpone its expansion plans to other countries in the region such as Hungary, Greece and ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 01/13/2011 - 21:00
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Bulgaria Symposium Tackles Black Sea Region Environmental Issues
10 Jun 2008- 14:47 by Local Press Report BOURGAS NRCU Ukrainian Radio Environmentalists from Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Serbia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, the Czech Republic, and Hungary have gathered in Bourgas this week for the 17th ...
Local Press Report - 05/17/2013 - 18:27
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Greece: Coca-Cola Hellenic Gives Water for Relief Efforts
26 May 2008- 23:41 by Local Press Report ATHENS, Greece Coca-Cola Hellenic — Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company provided 600,000 liters of clean drinking water last year to victims of drought in Romania and flooding in Slovenia and Bulgaria, the company ...
Local Press Report - 05/15/2013 - 17:25
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EU Warns CEE Countries on Environmental Permits
12 May 2008- 23:41 by OOSKAnews Correspondent SOFIA, Bulgaria — The European Union has sent a written warning to Bulgaria, Slovenia, Estonia and several other countries over failure to register industrial plants and submit targets for carbon dioxide ...
OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2013 - 17:35
