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Illegal Construction In Irakliemine Stopped 10/03/2008
Construction at the resort complex Riverside Village in Irakli-Emine, which sofiaecho reported on January 29 was under way despite the fact that the area was a Natura 2000 protected area, has been stopped by the regional inspectorate for environment protection and waters (RIEPW) in Bourgas. The tip-off for the illegal construction of investor Swiss Properties came from civil group Save Irakly, dir.bg said. According to RIEPW, the construction permission which had been granted, was in violation of the law, Burgasinfo.com said. The construction permission had been issued by the Nessebar municipality on September 20 2007, but a compatibility assessment permit had not been issued, propertywisebulgaria.com said. The Bourgas municipality will be fined for this omission. In August... more

Bulgarias Authorities Fail To Stop Overdevelopment Of The Black Sea Coast 14/03/2008
The massive overdevelopment of Bulgaria's Black Sea coast continues. The new law, which came into force at the beginning of the year to regulate construction in the area, seems to do nothing much to limit the worrying trend. Local media in Burgas alarmed that the building of a five-story hotel began on the beach near the ancient town of Sozopol, north of the resort Tsarevo on February 21. They argue that the construction site is illegal as it falls in a zone protected under the EU's Natura 2000 network. Ecologists scored some points with the recent structural plan for the Tsarevo municipality, located on Bulgaria's southernmost coast near the border with Turkey, which will prohibit construction in the area of the Veleka River's mouth, the Silistar zone and the forests... more