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Scores of Bulgarians crossed Wednesday the border with Romania at the Durankulak - Vama Veche checkpoint to join the Romanians' protest against plans for drilling for shale gas in the country.
The march is part of a wave of anti-shale gas protests scheduled throughout Romania and Bulgaria for later Wednesday.
Rallies are called for 5 pm EET in Bucharest, Cluj, Sibiu, Mangalia, Iasi, Sigisoara and Brasov in Romania, and for 6 pm Sofia, Varna and Dobrich in Bulgaria.
Romanians and Bulgarians fear that plans of US energy giant Chevron to explore for shell gas might lead to pollution in the Dobrudzha (Dobrogea) region their share.
The hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, technique used in shell gas extraction is known to be highly hazardous for ground water.
One of the drilling points is Vama Veche, right next to the border with Bulgaria.
Chevron had also expressed interests in drilling on the Bulgarian side of the border, but large anti-fracking rallies forced the Bulgarian parliament to impose last February a moratorium on all shale gas drilling in the country.
Wednesday's rallies, called on World Environment Day, are part of a campaign from Bulgarian and Romanian environmental organizations calling for a global ban on fracking.
Snowfall across the country will gradually subside, with cloud cover beginning to break.
Cold weather and snow are expected to hit Bulgaria later this week
Over 170 snow removal machines are actively working across all 24 districts of Sofia as the city continues to experience heavy snowfall
The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a yellow code warning for snow and rain in 16 regions of Bulgaria
On February 15, the weather across the country will be mostly cloudy
The weather in Bulgaria on February 14 is expected to be cloudy with light winds
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