EU Grants 700,000 EUR to Bulgarian Doupnitsa for Eco Projects

news.bg, Kristalina Ilieva

700, 000 EUR will receive Doupnitsa Municipality (Southwestern Bulgaria) by EU funds for four projects, money.bg announced.

The Doupnitsa Municipality prepares four big ecology projects with large influence over the bio - balance recovering in the region.

The‘Rila' Park part of Rila Mountain, which is included in the municipality territory will be recovered by the ‘Let's reach new tourism horizons' project, which is common work with Vraniya Municipality.

The project is estimated to cost 325, 459 BGN (167,730 EUR)and 291, 253 BGN (145,626 EUR) of them will be provided by European Union and the Bulgarian Regional Development Ministry.

The ‘Rivers Alive' project's value is 314, 182 EUR. 298, 473 EUR of the amount are granted free by the EU. The ‘Rivers Alive' project is part of ‘Good Neigbourship' program Bulgaria - Macedonia, as partner of Dupnica Municipality is Kriva Palanka.

The main purpose of the project is integration of the rivers Jerman and Bistrica, Otovica and Jubrena in the culture - cognitive destination ‘Doupnitsa'.