Infrastructure News from Bulgaria

Infrastructure

28 May 2015

After infrastructure projects it comes the turn of the factories: Bulgarian PM

Stara Zagora. “After infrastructure projects it comes the turn of the factories. This is what rehabilitates economy,” Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said at the o...

Infrastructure

15 April 2015

We hope infrastructure for non-hazardous household waste treatment be completed in 2016: Bulgaria minister

“The opportunities OP Environment provides in the previous and the new programme periods establish prerequisites for a huge volume of work on designing and construction o...

Infrastructure

14 April 2015

Bulgaria’s Regions, National Infrastructure Development Council holds sitting in Smolyan (ROUNDUP)

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev opened Tuesday the off-site sitting of the Regions and National Infrastructure Development Council with the President’s Office at the...

Infrastructure

24 March 2015

Improvement of environment of living, infrastructure of populated places our main priority: Bulgaria minister

“Wasser Berlin 2015 exhibition has managed to gain the reputation of the most prestigious world forum on water matters. I perceive the event as an excellent opportunity f...

Infrastructure

21 March 2015

Bulgaria energy minister: Greece-Bulgaria interconnector to cost around EUR 220 mln

“I have the assurance of our partners that the construction of the Greece-Bulgaria interconnector will be financed with money under the EU funds and programmes. The forec...

Infrastructure

21 March 2015

EU Commission President Juncker to Visit Bulgaria at Subway Extension Opening

President of the European Commission expected to visit Sofia on account of the opening of the new subway lineextension leading to the airport. Juncker will probably come...

Infrastructure

26 February 2015

Construction of Hemus, Trakia Motorways to Resume in March

Lazar Lazarov, Chair of the Management Board of Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency, photo by BGNES

Infrastructure

12 January 2013

Brussels Gives Bulgaria EUR 42.5 Million for Sofia Tech Park

Brussels Gives Bulgaria EUR 42.5 Million for Sofia Tech Park (Sofia, Jan 11) - The European Commission has allocated a grant of EUR 42.5 million (BGN 83.1 million) for th...

Infrastructure

12 July 2012

Bulgarians Travel 1 Hour Less to Beach

Lot 3 of the southern Trakiya highway, connecting the town of Nova Zagora and the city of Yambol, will be launched Thursday. The length of the new section is 35.7 km. The...

Infrastructure

4 July 2012

Bulgarian Govt Promises Faster Construction of Highway to Turkey

The delays in the construction of Lot 1 of Bulgaria's Maritsa Highway leading to the border with Turkey will be made up for, according to the Bulgarian government. The co...

Infrastructure

2 July 2012

High-speed Railroad Launched in Southern Bulgaria

All trains serving the railroad line between the second largest city of Plovdiv and the town of Dimitrovgrad in southern Bulgaria can now travel with speeds up to 160 km/...

Infrastructure

1 July 2012

Key Highway Section Opened in Bulgaria

The section of Bulgaria's Trakiya Highway between Nova Zagora and Stara Zagora was officially opened on Sunday. "The construction of highways will yield its results over...

Infrastructure

30 June 2012

2nd Bulgaria-Romania Danube Bridge to Be Ready by End 2012

The second bridge over the Danube linking Romania and Bulgaria at Calafat and Vidin will be ready by the end of the year, announced Bulgarian Minister of Transport Ivaylo...

Infrastructure

28 June 2012

South Stream Consortium Starts Eco Assessment in Bulgaria

The South Stream Transport AG consortium has has formally initiated the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure for the Bulgarian section of the South Stream Offs...

Infrastructure

27 June 2012

Bulgaria PM to Inaugurate Trakia Highway Stretch, New Road Junction

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn will cut the ribbon Sunday on the Trakia Hi...

Infrastructure

26 June 2012

Romania-Bulgaria-Turkey Road Company Set for Fall 2012

The project company for the construction of a major highway running from Romania to Turkey and Greece via Bulgaria (aka the Ruse-Svilengrad Road) is to become operational...

Infrastructure

26 June 2012

Bulgaria's BDZ Freight Services Attracting Investor Interest

Bulgaria's Privatization and Post-Privatization Control Agency (PPCA) has confirmed investor interest in the upcoming sale of the Freight Services unit of the Bulgarian S...