Bulgaria, Russia agree further six months delay on Belene nuke Bulgaria and Russia have agreed to delay by a further six months a decision whether to proceed with the Belene nuclear power project, Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) said on September 30. The latest, 14th annex, which was signed between BEH and the p...... EBRD launches residential energy efficiency loan scheme in Bulgaria Households and associations of home owners in Bulgaria will be allowed to apply for loans with the possibility to recover up to 35 per cent of the amount to repair their homes and improve their energy efficiency. The loans will be provided by July 2...... Bulgaria signs Kurdjali-Podkova road project Bulgaria's Road Infrastructure Agency said it endorsed on August 30 the construction and supervision contracts for Kurdjali-Podkova section of European route E-85, which is funded by the EU's Transport operational programme. Construction works on th...... Decision on Bourgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline pushed back to September 30 Bulgaria's Environment Ministry has extended again, until September 30, the submission deadline for the updated environmental impact assessment on the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, the ministry told state news agency BTA on August 22....... Bulgaria& #039;s building permits extend downtrend in Q2 2011 The number of building permits issued in Bulgaria continued to fall in the second quarter of 2011 on an annual basis, extending the downtrend observed in the past four years, according to National Statistics Institute (NSI) data posted on August 1 20......