Bulgaria to redirect EUR 250m to Sofia subway& #039;s construction Bulgaria has decided to transfer EUR 250 million of the funds provided under the EU operational programme "Transport" to the construction of the subway in Sofia, the country's Minister in charge of EU funds absorption, Tomislav Donchev, said. The fun...... Bulgaria needs EUR 3-4bn investments in green energy to meet targets Bulagria will need to invest between EUR 3 billion and EUR 4 billion in renewable energy capacity to achieve its target of 16% clean power in the country's energy mix by 2020, said Kenneth Lefkowitz, chairman of the Bulgarian Wind Energy Association ...... Bulgaria to draw up national green building standard Bulgaria will design a national standard to determine the criteria for the construction and operation of buildings that exert minimum impact on the environment, regional development minister Rosen Plevneliev said at an industry event. A working group...... Construction sector shrinks 20% Y/Y in July 2010 Building and infrastructure construction in Bulgaria has plummeted nearly 20% in July 2010 compared with the same period of last year. Eurostat, the European Union's (EU) statistical office, pegs the decline at 19%. According to Bulgaria's National S...... Over BGN 2m EU projects to get first-class investor status EU-financed projects worth more than BGN 2 million should be considered first-class investments, a move that would double the speed of administrative servicing, according to Tomislav Donchev, Bulgaria& rsquo;s minister in charge of EU funds absorption......