Plovdiv to build new bridge over the Maritsa river
A new bridge is to be built over the Maritsa river in Plovdiv, deputy mayor Alexander Darzhikov said on January 5 2012, presenting the capital construction investment programme

Bulgarian construction sector improves in October 2011 - NSI
Bulgaria's construction output grew by 0.2 per cent in October 2011, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (NSI). The index also shows that the trend for

Bulgaria's construction output extends downtrend in September
Bulgaria's construction output dropped by 11.6 per cent year-on-year in September 2011, preliminary data by the National Statistics Institute (NSI) showed on November 7 2011. The

Housing prices in Bulgaria decline 6.1% Y/Y in Q3 2011
Residential property prices in Bulgaria dropped by 6.1 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2011, National Statistics Institute (NSI) data showed on October 21 2011. In

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

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

Bulgaria'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,

Bulgaria's housing prices continue downward trend in Q2 2011
Bulgaria's residential property prices declined by 6.4 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2011, National Statistics Institute (NSI) data shows. In quarterly terms,

Bulgaria to apply for EU funding for Struma Motorway in two stages
Bulgaria will apply for EU funds to build the Struma Motorway in two stages, Regional Development Minister Rossen Plevneliev said on July 11 2011. According to preliminary

State-run Strategic Infrastructure Projects company to go onstream in August 2011
The parliamentary commissions for regional policy and EU funds approved on June 8 a draft bill to put into operation the state-run company in charge of strategic infrastructure

Sofia to invest 1.5M leva in new sports complex construction
Sofia municipality will invest 1.5 million leva in the first stage of a new sports complex in the capital, which will be located in the Zone B5 borough in the Vuzdazhdane park,

Bulgaria's construction output declined further in March
Bulgaria's construction output in March 2011 remained below the levels registered a month earlier, according to National Statistics Institute (NSI) seasonally-adjusted data. The

Bulgarian-Austrian consortium to build 2nd section of Maritsa motorway
Maritsa Highway, a consortium between Bulgarian company Patonstroitelna Tehnika and Austria's Porr Technobau und Umwelt, has won the tender for building the second section of the

HSBC to get 1% of Belene's final cost if price proves advantageous - report
UK bank HSBC, which was selected by Bulgaria's government in late 2010 to advise it on the Belene nuke project, will get a EUR 2.7 million consultancy fee to assess the plant's

Bulgaria puts Belene nuke project on hold by June
Bulgaria will come up with a decision on the price of the Belene nuclear project in two months following six-day negotiations between Bulgarian power utility NEK and Russia's

Bulgaria could freeze Belene nuclear project for 3 months
Bulgaria could seal an agreement with Russia in the coming days on freezing the Belene nuclear power project for three months, Bulgarian prime minister Boiko Borissov said on

Tender for 2nd section of Maritsa motorway attracts 14 candidates
As many as 14 candidates have lodged bids to construct the second section of Bulgaria's Maritsa motorway, the country's regional development ministry said on Thursday. The

Bulgaria's building permits decline in Q4 2010
The number of residential and administrative building permits issued in Bulgaria continued to decrease in the last quarter of 2010, with only industrial permits registering a

Rosatom could exit Belene nuclear plant project
Russian nuclear power engineering company Atomstroyexport has advised its owner, state power corporation Rosatom, to drop Bulgaria's Belene nuclear power project, French daily La

Number of property deals drops twofold in four years
Bulgaria's property market saw a nearly twofold decline in real estate sales compared with the record-high number of deals registered in 2007, according to data of the National