1. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REG 1164/94) Tenth Cohesion Fund (Regulation 1164/94) Monitoring Committee Sofia, Bulgaria 25 January 2012

2. ISPA MEASURE : 2000/BG/16/P/PE/004 „ Construction of Waste Water Treatment Plants located in the Maritza River Basin ” All Components of the Project – Completed and fully operational Total amount contracted : 64 237 768,60 EURO Total amount paid : 63 164 016,02 EURO Average percent of absorption of funds : 98,30% REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

3. Contract :Construction of Waste Water Treatment Plant in the town of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Contract amount: 14 226 818, 00 EUR Waste Water Treatment Plant – Stara Zagora REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

4. REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Contract : Construction of Waste Water Treatment Plant in the town of Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria Contract amount: 8 027 696,00 EUR Waste Water Treatment Plant – Dimitrovgrad

5. Contract :Construction of Waste Water Treatment Plant in the town of Haskovo, Bulgaria Contract amount: 16 091 361,57 EUR Waste Water Treatment Plant - Haskovo REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

6. Total contracted amount: 21 367 272,45 EURO Total paid amount: 20 860 680,52 EURO Average absorption of funds : 97,63 % ISPA MEASURE: 2005/BG/16/P/PE/003 „ Integrated Water Project in the town of Bourgas ” By 31 December 2010 all components of the Project are completed and fully operational REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

7. ISPA Measure : 2005/BG/16/P/PE/004 „ Integrated Water Project located in Town of Rousse, Bulgaria” Total amount contracted : 58 364 851,16 EURO Total amount paid : 55 648 287,51 EURO Average percent of absorption of funds : 95,35%

8. REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY ISPA Measure :2005/BG/16/P/PE/004 „ Integrated Water Project located in the town of Rousse, Bulgaria” Contract :Lot 2 - Rehabilitation and Extension of sewerage network in the town of Rousse Contract amount :12 260 161,21 EURO Physical execution:98,83 %

9. REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY ISPA Measure :2005/BG/16/P/PE/004 „ Integrated Water Project located in the town of Rousse, Bulgaria” Contract :Design and Build of Waste Water Treatment Plant and Ancillaries in the town of Rousse, Bulgaria Contract amount :22 857 429, 93 EURO Physical execution:100 %

10. Visit of EU Commissioner for Regional Policy – Johannes Hahn WWTP – Rousse May 10 th 2010 REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

11. WWTP - Rousse Laying of new asphalt coverage on the trace of the new inlet collector to the WWTP Construction of new inlet road to WWTP May 2011 REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

12. October 2011 REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Waste Water Treatment Plant - Rousse

13. October 2011 - Completed REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Waste Water Treatment Plant - Rousse

14. Official opening ceremony 27 December 2011 REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Waste Water Treatment Plant - Rousse

15. REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Summary of results achieved under the Projects, financed by the Cohesion Fund (Regulation 1164/94) / ISPA Waste Water Treatment Plants ProjectPopulation equivalent (PE) Waste waters - average quantities of dry weather flows (m3/day) Status Up-grading of the Waste Water Treatment Plant – Bourgas 158 33360 000Fully operational Waste Water Treatment Plant – Stara Zagora 256 30060 166Fully operational Waste Water Treatment Plant – Dimitrovgrad 70 35016 520Fully operational Waste Water Treatment Plant – Haskovo 98 66729 733Fully operational Waste Water Treatment Plant – Rousse 240 00052 500Fully operational Total:823 650218 919

16. REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Summary of results achieved under the Projects, financed by the Cohesion Fund (Regulation 1164/94) / ISPA Water supply and Sewerage Infrastructure ProjectCompleted water supply network (m) Completed sewerage network (m) Status ISPA Measure 2005/BG/16/P/PE/003 Bourgas 24 5506 775Fully operational ISPA Measure 2000/BG/16/P/PE/003 Maritza 54 59947 882Fully operational ISPA Measure 2005/BG/16/P/PE/004 Rousse 41 9955 169Fully operational Total:121 14469 826

17. REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR COHESION FUND (REGULATION 1164/94) / ISPA IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Physical and financial progress and Absorption of EU Funds up to 31 December 2011