A treasured World Heritage Site in Bulgaria is under threat from a trans-European road network

The Bulgarian government has decided to build an EU-funded motorway across the Kresna Gorge, the country’s most important nature reserve. The decision brushes aside 20 years of mobilisations by locals and environmentalists.Read the full article

By Louis Seiller

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