77 PROJECTS have applied for financing under the steel and mining areas employment project of the PHARE programme in the West Rodopa region. The projects concern the towns of Madan, Rudozem, Zlatograd, Smolyan, Asenovgrad, Velingrad, Laki, etc. EUR 3.5 million of the total EUR 10.76 million extended under the project will be provided to the Rodopa region. Between EUR 10,000 and EUR 300,000 will be extended for individual projects.
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The European Commission extends EUR 2 million for building a BULGARIAN-ROMANIAN SYSTEM FOR MONITORING of the air quality at Nikopol-Turnu Magurele, Svishtov-Zimnic, Rousse-Giurgiu, and Silistra-Calarasi.
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Trade turnover between INDONESIA AND BULGARIA amounted to USD 63.4 million in year 2000, marking an increase by USD 8 million from 1999.