Danube

The Executive Agency for Maritime Administration's Directorate River Supervision - Ruse informed on Monday that low water levels are hampering sailing in the Bulgarian section of the Danube river.

Four critical sections on the river have been identified - Belene, Batin, the mouth of Yantra river and Popina.

Representatives of the tourist sector are moderate optimists that the forthcoming winter season in Bulgaria will be a successful one.

This was stated by Bulgarian Deputy Tourism Minister Irena Georgieva, who attended the opening of the Go2Balkans tourist exhibition in Inter Expo Center in Sofia on Wednesday.

Bulgaria's Ruse has been granted one of the European City of Sport 2016 awards at a gala ceremony in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski will launch on Thursday the BULRIS river information system monitoring the Bulgarian section of the Danube river.

The cost of the project, which was executed by the Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company, is estimated at BGN 37 M, Darik radio informs.

Greece’s promotional film “Greek Tourism. An eternal journey” has received three awards at three prestigious international tourism film festivals, held under the auspices of CIFFT, the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals.

The film, produced by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and directed by Antonis Theocharis Kioukas, contains images from all over Greece.

The EU will invest around EUR 222 million in 13 countries in the Danube region, including three non-members - Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro.

This was announced on Tuesday by the EU Info Center in Belgrade.

The European Commission has adopted a EUR 222M six-year programme aimed at strengthening cooperation and supporting projects in the Danube region.

WWF Bulgaria has implemented a project to release more than 50,000 baby sturgeons in the Danube to help bring the species back from the brink of extinction, AFP reported on Tuesday.

Romania and Bulgaria are looking for new builders of the 26 kilometer Giurgiu-Ruse gas pipeline.

The drop in the water levels is hampering the sailing on the Danube river near the Bulgarian town of Belene.

Tens of cargo ships have been waiting near Belene in order to make the passage through the shallow waters, private bTV station informs.