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Environment Ministry Revises Oil Pipeline EIA

17 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report

SOFIA, Bulgaria (Focus Information Agency (Bulgaria)) — The Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water returned the environmental impact assessment and the Natura 200 impact assessment for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline for revision, requesting

Bourgas to Expand Wastewater Treatment Plant

30 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

SOFIA, Bulgaria — r"£ ourgas municipality plans to expand the Meden Rudnik wastewater treatment plant in Bourgas at the end of 2010.

The main reason for this is that the treatment

EU Urged to Expand Environmental Model to Black Sea Region

3 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report

PARIS, France (EurActiv) — The European Union should work to move the Black Sea region toward higher environmental standards, experts said during a conference of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) in Paris on February 15

Varna to Modernize Water Purification Plant

10 Feb 2010 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Bulgaria, VARNA — o n February 4 Bulgaria's third biggest city, Varna, began reconstruction of its wastewater purification plant and of the city water supply and sewerage system.

Varna Municipality Seeks $9 Million USD to Water, Sewer Project

24 Jun 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report

VARNA (Dnevnik Daily (Bulgaria)) — Varna municipality is seeking a $9 million USD loan to finance a major water and sewage project. Some of the funds will go toward the country's most expensive technical assistance project for

Odessa, Lugansk to Use Loans for Utility Renovation

1 Apr 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Ukraine, ODESSA — Odessa and Lugansk, the two Ukrainian cities where water supply utilities are managed by private operators, are planning to renovate their utilities.

Odessa plans to apply for $10 million USD

Black Sea at Risk for Ecological Disaster

5 Nov 2008 - 09:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

BUCHAREST, Romania — T he Black Sea continues to be heavily polluted by waste flowing from the Danube River.

Marius Postelnicu, the manager of the National Administration Romanian Waters, said

Global Financial Crisis Positive for Black Sea Environment

5 Nov 2008 - 09:14 by Local Press Report

SOFIA, Bulgaria (Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)) — The global financial crisis may have a positive environmental effect on the Black Sea by reducing construction along the coast, according to Ventsislav Nikolov, head of Bulgaria's Basin Directorate fo

Varna Water Supply System to Get Major Improvements

15 Oct 2008 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Bulgaria, VARNA — T he water supply system in two large neighborhoods in the Bulgarian coastal city of Varna - Asparuhovo and Vladislav Varnenchik — will undergo major improvements.

Bulgaria's First Green Project to Be Built in Varna

24 Sep 2008 - 14:48 by Local Press Report

SOFIA, Bulgaria (Sofia Echo (Bulgaria)) — Bulgaria's first green project will be built in Varna, according to Daiana Voicu, executive director of Willbrook Management International, which is building the $59 million USD housing complex.

Russian Authorities to Clean Up Oil Spill in Kerch Strait

17 Jun 2008 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MOSCOW, Russia — On June 15, Russian specialists started large-scale clean-up work on the coastal area of Kerch Strait, which separates the Black Sea and the Azov Sea,

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 International Symposium

Eurasia Canal Vs. New Volga-Don

3 Jun 2008 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MOSCOW, Russia — The presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan discussed a new canal project that would connect the Caspian and the Black Seas to transform landlocked Kazakhstan and neighboring Central Asian

Romania Not Prepared to Deal With Black Sea Contamination

31 Mar 2008 - 23:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

BUCHAREST, Romania — - A week before the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, held this year in Bucharest from April 2 to 4, Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea have been contaminated