We inform civil society organizations interested in the regular open doors day meetings that, exceptionally, only the upcoming meeting will be held on Monday, November 1, 2021, at 14:00h. In order to comply with the anti-epidemic measures, the meetings will continue to take place online. We ask all participants who have expressed a desire...

The results of samples from October 20th and 21st, taken from a coastal point 60 m South of the run-aground ship “Vera Su” and from a point next to the bow of the ship, have been analyzed. The data analysis show almost a double decrease in the values of monitored indicators at the two points compared to previous sampling results. The d...

Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva participated in the international conference “The Green Transition - Solutions and Challenges for Bulgaria”, held today in Sofia. “For the transition to a circular economy in waste management, the aim is to extend the life cycle of products through policies and technological s...

The sampling results from the period October 15th to 17th, sampled upon a signal by the Border Police for water surface opalescence and a strong odor of petroleum products in the area of “Vera Su” the ship have been analyzed. The samples show the presence of oil products in the sea water. The Black Sea Region Basin Directorate immediat...

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev is on board of a Border Police ship, which is expected to arrive today at about 2 pm in the area of the run-aground ship “Vera Su” in order to monitor closely the progress in the rescue operation for unloading the ship. The teams of the Black Sea Region Basin Directorate and the Varna R...

The Executive Environment Agency at the Ministry of Environment and Water has prepared Technical terms of Reference for analysis and assessment of the impact on the Black Sea in the Yaylata protected area as a result of the run-aground ship “Vera Su”. The aim is to determine the extent of the impact on the marine environment and its inh...

Within the monitoring of sea waters carried out on 16.10.2021 at coastal point 60 m south of the run-aground ship “Vera Su” and from a point at the bow of the ship, three water samples were taken. Exceedances in the values ​​of nitrogen-ammonium and nitrogen-nitrite were reported at both points, the most serious being the increase in t...

On 15.10.2021, upon receiving a signal by the Border Police for a spot near the run-aground “Vera Su” ship, the MOEW monitoring team carried out an extraordinary on-site inspection. Two samples of seawater were taken: one from the daily coastal point and one next to the bow of the ship. In the taken sample, opalescence of the surface i...

The MOEW published for public consultation the Reports for the mid-term review of the significant issues in water management for the four basin management regions. The consultation will take place over a period of six months - from 15 October 2021 to 18 April 2022. The mid-term review of the significant water management issues for each basin mana...

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev declared protected a century-old small-leaved elm (Ulmus minor) in the village of Kovachevo, Municipality of Radnevo, Stara Zagora district. The tree is over 100 years old, with a height of over 20 meters and a trunk circumference of 2.96 meters. By order of the Minister, the uprooting, felling, pr...

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev informed by letter the Executive Director of Bulgartransgaz EAD and the mayors of nine settlements in the adjacent territory of the “Chiren” subterranean gas storage facility about the opinion of the MOEW on conducting a joint Environmental Impact Assessment procedure of the project of t...

The request for declaring unconstitutional the provision of Article 12, para. 7 of the Biodiversity Act, according to which the orders determining protected areas are not subject to appeal, was rejected by the Constitutional Court. The orders declaring protected areas, which introduce restrictions on the use of property, do not violate the Constit...