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Serbia, Turkey, Bosnia Make Political Commitment to Economic Cooperation
9 May 2013 - 09:55 by Local Press Report
SARAJEVO (dalje.com) — Political relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Turkey are very good and will be used to further promote economic ties and joint ventures on foreign markets, the foreign ministers of
Macedonia to Spend $5.8 Million on Infrastructure
2 May 2013 - 09:24 by Local Press Report
SKOPJE (SETimes) — In an effort to boost the country's infrastructure, the Macedonian government has earmarked $5.8 million USD for municipalities to use for projects, including construction of water supply, draina
EU to Provide $19.3 Million to Slovenia, Croatia, Austria for Flood Recovery
1 May 2013 - 09:32 by Local Press Report
BRUSSELS (dalje.com) — The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a $19.3 million USD aid package from the European Union Solidarity Fund to respond to flooding last autumn, with the majority of the aid going to Sloveni
Four Companies Win Romanian Water Supply Contract
29 Apr 2013 - 09:45 by Local Press Report
BUCHAREST (Bloomberg ) — Apa Canal SA, a Romania utility, awarded a $12.5 million USD contract for water infrastructure works in the eastern county of Galati. The contract went to the Romanian companies Tancrad SRL
Romanian Utility Awards Sibiu Contract to Universal
25 Apr 2013 - 09:55 by Local Press Report
SIBIU (Bloomberg Businessweek) — Apa-Canal SA, a Romanian water utility, awarded a $5 million USD contract in central Sibiu county to Universal Business SA for water and sewage upgrades. Apa-Canal plans to expand and improve
Bosnia's Infrastructure Sector Has Low Growth Prospects
24 Apr 2013 - 09:50 by Local Press Report
SARAJEVO (Balkans.com) — Business Monitor International stated in its recent report about infastructure in Bosna Herzegovina that the lack of confidence from investors, combined with government infighting, means the constr
Russia Registers Georgian Mineral Water
17 Apr 2013 - 10:25 by Local Press Report
MOSCOW (Azernews) — Georgian 'Borjomi' mineral water received a state registration certificate in Russia, IDS Borjomi International announced on Tuesday.
Some 2 Million Hungarians Without Clean Water
16 Apr 2013 - 09:46 by Local Press Report
BUDAPEST (DW) — Nearly two million people in Hungary – particularly in the southeast – lack access to clean drinking water. In a number of European countries, the groundwater is contaminated with heavy meta
Romania, Bulgaria to Jointly Manage Danube Wetlands
15 Apr 2013 - 09:48 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Novinite,com) — Bulgaria's and Romania's Ministries of Environment have signed a memorandum to expand and jointly manage protected wetland areas along their Danube border. The plan, drafted by the WWF, is to
Romanian Utility Awards Contract to Grup Primacons
9 Apr 2013 - 10:05 by Local Press Report
DOLJ (Bloomberg ) — Cia de Apa Oltenia SA, a Romanian utility, awarded a $7 million USD contract for water and sewage infrastructure upgrades in Bailesti in the southern county of Dolj to Grup Primacons SRL, according
Continuing Rains Hinder Albania's Flood Control
9 Apr 2013 - 09:56 by Local Press Report
SHKODER (ABC news) — Albanian authorities say continuous rainfall is hampering efforts to address severe flooding that has left hundreds of homes swamped and without electricity or drinking water for the past three w
Amnesty International Claims EU Mistreats Roma
8 Apr 2013 - 08:54 by Local Press Report
LONDON (Press TV) — In a report released Sunday on the eve of the International Roma Day (April 8), Amnesty urged the 27-member bloc to impose sanctions on the member states that refuse to halt their illegal practices
Slovenia to Develop New Strategies to Preserve Water Resources
29 Mar 2013 - 09:34 by Local Press Report
LJUBLJANA (UPI) — Slovenia, which has some of most abundant fresh water supplies in Europe, should develop new strategies to preserve and protect them, ministers said this week. Slovenian President Borut Paho
Belarus to Receive $27 Million Grant
28 Mar 2013 - 10:12 by Local Press Report
MINSK (Belarusian Telegraph Agency ) — The Republic of Belarus will receive a grant of over $27 million USD for the implementation of the project “Belarus: Environmental Infrastructure Project – First Stage”.
EBRD Considers $16 Million Croatian Water Loan
28 Mar 2013 - 10:07 by Local Press Report
ZAGREB (Water World) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Tuesday it is considering lending up to 13 million euro ($16.8 million) to Croatian water and wastewater company KD Vodovod i K
Drought in Southeastern Romania Expected This Summer
26 Mar 2013 - 10:25 by Local Press Report
BUCHAREST (Act Media) — Romania's south-eastern area will be under drought in July and August, according to the forecast on the humidity reserve in the agricultural soil National Weather Administration (ANM) director gene
Bulgarian Mayor Wants Cross-Border Cooperation to Focus on Infrastructure
25 Mar 2013 - 10:14 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Focus Information Agency) — "I hope very much that the new program about the cross-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Romania 2014-2020 will focus more on infrastructure projects and less on virtual measures that leave n
Albania Signs Hydropower Contract for Shala River
22 Mar 2013 - 09:47 by Local Press Report
KIEV (Hydro World) — Power developer Shala Energy sh.p.k.
Danube River Levels Dangerously High in Bulgaria
18 Mar 2013 - 08:44 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Novinite,com) — The level of the Danube River in the Bulgarian stretch has reached critically high levels Monday morning, stated Bulgaria's Ministry of Environment. According to information given to the Minis
Floods Threaten Dams in Macedonia
18 Mar 2013 - 08:47 by Local Press Report
SKOPJE (The Windsor Star) — Two dams in Macedonia are in danger of collapsing because of extensive flooding caused by four days of torrential rain, while authorities were airlifting supplies Wednesday to hundreds of people
Romanian Utility Announces Plans to Upgrade
14 Mar 2013 - 10:31 by Local Press Report
BUCHAREST (Water World) — Romanian water utility Compania de Apa Oltenia announced plans for the extension and upgrade of the water network worth an estimated $20.2 million USD, the European Union's procurement journal sh
EBRD Cuts Belarus from Funding
12 Mar 2013 - 09:57 by Local Press Report
MINSK (Business New Europe) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko flew to St Petersburg this week to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in an effort to get a $2bn loan to modernise the country, just as the E
Ukraine Cabinet Allocates $1.1 Billion for Sevastopol Water
1 Mar 2013 - 08:46 by Local Press Report
KYIV (Kyiv Post) — The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated more than $1.1 billion USD to provide Sevastopol with drinking water from the Mizhhirske reservoir. A relevant instruction No.
Romanian Utility to Increase Prices for Water, Sanitation Services
25 Feb 2013 - 08:50 by Local Press Report
BUCHAREST (Balkans.com) —
Romania's water utility Apa Nova, controlled by French Veolia Apa, is set to increase the prices of water and sewer services next month as it needs additional res
Romania Utility Awards Water Contract to Hidroconstructia
18 Feb 2013 - 11:13 by Local Press Report
BUZAU — The Romanian utility Compania de Apa SA awarded a $19 million USD contract to the Hidroconstructia SA construction company for water infrastructure works in Buzau County. The utility receive
Bulgarian City to Upgrade Water Network
18 Feb 2013 - 08:58 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Water World) — The Bulgarian municipality of Targovishte launched a $12.1 million USD project for the upgrade of the city's water supply network, Bulgaria's managing body of the EU-funded operational program En
Albania to Sell Hydropower Plants to Turkish Company
15 Feb 2013 - 10:26 by Local Press Report
TIRANA (Balkans.com) — Albania has signed an agreement to sell four small, profitable hydroelectric power plants to Turkish steelmaker Kurum, which will provide it with a stable source of power, the government said rep
EBRD Loans Armenia $25 Million for Hydropower Rehabilitation
8 Feb 2013 - 09:23 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN (Hydro World) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a $25 million USD loan that will help fund International Energy Corporation (IEC) rehabilitations of seven hydropower proje
Romanian Construction Company Wins Upgrade Contract
5 Feb 2013 - 10:27 by Local Press Report
VIZIRU (Bloomberg ) — TMUCB SA, a Romanian construction company, won a 17.4 million-lei ($5.4 million) contract to upgrade a water and sewage system in the country’s southeast. The 23-month contract was awarded b
Belarus, Armenia Discuss Cooperation
30 Jan 2013 - 08:51 by Local Press Report
MINSK (Belarusian Telegraph Agency ) — Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich and Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan discussed topical aspects of the bilateral cooperation over the phone on 29 January, the press service o
Belarus, Ukraine Cooperate on Border Issues
24 Jan 2013 - 09:33 by Local Press Report
GOMEL (Belarusian Telegraph Agency ) — Plan for the development of cooperation between the State Border Committee of Belarus and the State Border Service of Ukraine for 2013-2014 was approved during a working meeting of the leaders of t
Bulgaria to Export Water to Africa
3 Jan 2013 - 10:20 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Standart News) — Africa may well become the key foreign market for the Bulgarian mineral water. The Bulgarian producers are already negotiating sales of the local water to the Black Continent.
EBRD Invests $13.2 Million in Croatian Water Systems
2 Jan 2013 - 10:35 by Local Press Report
SIBENIK (Newnet) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested $13.2 million USD in the Croatian town of Sibenik to upgrade its water systems as tourism grows. The loan has been give
Ukraine to Use Half of China's $3 billion Loan on Irrigation
21 Dec 2012 - 11:15 by Local Press Report
KYIV (Kyiv Post) — Ukraine's Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry plans to spend $1.5 billion USD of the Export-Import Bank of China's $3 billion USD loan on irrigation projects. "There are plans to funnel $1.5 bil
EU Provides Funds to World Bank Central Asia Water, Energy Program
19 Dec 2012 - 09:24 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (New Europe Online) — EU decided to contribute to the World Bank Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) in support of water and energy in Central Asia.
EBRD to Loan Croatia $13 Million for Wastewater System Upgrade
19 Dec 2012 - 09:17 by Local Press Report
SIBENIK (The Financial ) — The EBRD is supporting the modernisation of municipal infrastructure in the Croatian town of Šibenik with a $13.3 million USD loan to co-finance the upgrade of its wastewater infrastructure.
DSI Subsidiary Wins Two Romanian Water Contracts
12 Dec 2012 - 10:47 by Local Press Report
BUCHAREST (Construction Weekly Online) — Passavant-Roediger, the German water treatment business wholly owned by Dubai-based MEP contractor Drake & Scull International, has landed two major water treatment contracts in Romania worth
EBRD Supplies Belarus With First Environmental Loan
11 Dec 2012 - 11:00 by Local Press Report
MINSK (The Financial ) — The EBRD signed a loan agreement under which it will provide up to $23.7 million USD as part of a 15-year environmental project to help three provincial cities in Belarus reduce greenhouse ga
Indian Company Looks to Build Three Hydropower Plants in Belarus
6 Dec 2012 - 10:50 by Local Press Report
MINSK (Belarusian Telegraph Agency ) — An Indian company is interested in investment projects to construct three hydropower plants in Belarus.
Belarus to Raise $56 Million USD for Environmental Project
5 Dec 2012 - 10:50 by Local Press Report
MINSK (Belarusian Telegraph Agency ) — Belarus plans to raise $56 million USD in loans from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Nordic Investment Bank to implement an environmental project.
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