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Bulgaria:EU backs 35mln for drinking water network in Vratsa

111,600 inhabitants will be connected to a modern water system

25 September, 19:52
(ANSA) - BRUXELLES - The European Commission has invested 35 million euros from the Cohesion Fund in the drinking and waste water network of the city of Vratsa, in North-West Bulgaria. With this investment, the urban area's 111,600 inhabitants will be connected to a modern water distribution system. "In some of our regions, easy access to clean drinking water is not a given", Commissioner for Regional policy Corina Creţu said. The EU invests "to protect the citizens' health and preserve the environment", she added.

The upgrading works will result in a considerable decrease in water losses.(ANSA).

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