The Standing Committee of the Berne Convention welcomed the progress in the case of the Struma Motorway through the Kresna Gorge and decided not to reopen the file against Bulgaria on the Kaliakra case, related to the construction of wind farms in the Kaliakra and Balchik regions. This was decided at a Committee meeting from 8 to 12 December in Str...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov approved a list of mineral water deposits - exclusive state property, which can be provided free of charge to municipalities for management and use in 2026. The Ministry of Environment and Water may provide 10 mineral water deposits and 4 separate sections of deposits for management to the relevant...

Sturgeon populations in the Danube River and the Black Sea need decades to recover. The Ministry of Environment and Water does not rule out the possibility of using this biological resource in the future, after its recovery. The Ministry of Environment and Water and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food have introduced an indefinite ban on fish...

The results of the emergency monitoring of sea waters near Ahtopol do not show the presence of petroleum products, polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs 28, 52, 101, 138, 153, 180), benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, styrene, and oils. All values are below the limits of determination of the test methods. The Ministry of Environment and Water has started an emerg...

Amendments to the Environmental Protection Act, promulgated in the State Gazette (No. 104 of 05.12.2025), extend the deadline for submitting applications for registration of wells for citizens' own needs and water abstraction facilities for economic purposes until November 28, 2039. The requirement to register wells is necessary for the assessment...

Bulgaria signed two agreements worth 16.5 million Swiss francs under the Swiss-Bulgarian Cooperation Program. The funds are intended for the implementation of two programs - "Monitoring, Control and Disposal of Obsolete Pesticides and Preventive Measures" and "Fighting Corruption and Promoting Integrity". The signing ceremony took place at the Cou...

Basin Directorate monitors potential pollution in Black Sea after attacks on commercial ships The Ministry of Environment and Water has taken immediate action to dispel suspicions of potential pollution of the Black Sea waters after a tanker was blocked off the coast of Ahtopol. In this regard, the Black Sea Region Basin Directorate (BSRD) - V...

Every year on December 5, we celebrate World Soil Day. The day was designated by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and was first officially marked in 2014. Today, years later, over 150 countries around the world join in celebrating World Soil Day to draw public attention to maintaining soil health and to focus efforts on sustainable soil re...

The municipalities of Kardzhali, Montana, Asenovgrad, and Gorna Oryahovitsa are starting the implementation of projects for the construction of green infrastructure within the procedure "Green Measures for Cleaner Air" under the Environment Program 2021-2027. The main objective of the projects is to improve the quality of atmospheric air on the ter...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov approved an amendment to the monthly schedule for the use of the waters of the Studena Dam, which sets a maximum allowable volume of 24.20 million m³. As of today, the available water volume in the dam is 23.289 million m³. The change was made upon a request by the Water and Sewerage Comp...

The Ministry of Environment and Water has proposed funding from the European Commission to allow basin directorates to provide correct data to the cadastre so that the state has accurate and complete information about areas with significant and potential flood risk. "Water is the basis of life and an element of state security," said Minister o...

"The implementation of the Environment Programme clearly demonstrates its contribution to the sustainable development of the country and gives rise to satisfaction from the successful implementation of key projects." This was stated by the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov during the eleventh meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the E...