The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov declared four new protected areas and introduced changes to the area of two and the regime of one existing protected areas. Three of the protected areas are in the "protected area" category - "Carniolska blatnitsa - Gintsi village", "Swamp Snowdrop site" and "Kovachevska koriya", and one is in the...

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) is launching a new thematic section on the institution's website - "Waste in the Spotlight". "Waste in the Spotlight" is a section dedicated to a topic that is difficult, multi-layered, and important not only for the MOEW, but also for Bulgaria - waste. It is a topic significant not only for the directl...

The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov discussed with the Ambassador of the French Republic to Bulgaria H.E. Marie Dumoulin current topics on environmental protection. One of the important topics raised for discussion by the French side was the import of batteries and solar panels. Minister Popov shared the view that this is a common E...

The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov received representatives of the Association "For the Earth" at their request in order to discuss current topics related to the cleanliness of the atmospheric air in Sofia. Representatives of Sofia Municipality also participated in the meeting. The non-governmental association expressed concerns th...

“The rivers in the city await to be revived. And this is completely possible,” said Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov today during the award ceremony of the “Water Harmony” photo contest, which is organized by the Bulgarian Water Association in the building of the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, a...

The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov took part in a working meeting initiated by the Minister of Energy Traycho Traykov with the participation of the Minister of Economy and Industry Irina Shtonova. The meeting was held with representatives of the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Federation ...

Bulgaria is taking another step towards better protection of marine nature by introducing practical guidelines for the conservation of cetaceans in the Black Sea – such as the porpoise, the bottlenose dolphin, and the common dolphin. The initiative is part of the pan-European efforts to preserve marine ecosystems and the sustainable developme...

Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov and Ambassador Pierre Hagmann discussed the three programs implemented in the field of environment with donor funding from Switzerland. Minister Popov presented the progress in the implementation of the three measures financed with donor support under the Swiss-Bulgarian Cooperation Program. The meas...

Children should participate in climate decisions with understanding, not climate anxiety. This was stated by the Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov during a seminar on the topic “Children’s Rights and Participation in Climate and Environmental Decision-Making”, organized by the BlueLink Foundation with the participatio...

Local authorities are explicitly required to prevent the burning of stubble and dry grass By order of the Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov, the period from April 1 to October 31, 2026, has been designated as a fire-dangerous season in protected areas, exclusive state property - national parks, reserves, and maintained reserves. ...

Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov met with the leadership of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber (BCC). “Topics such as ETS 1, ETS 2, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the Social Climate Fund direct a huge financial resource and directly affect the construction sector. At the same time, Bulgaria still does not hav...

According to NIMH data, precipitation it to continue until the end of the week As of March 30, 2026, the amount of available stored volumes in complex and significant dams is 4888.7 million cubic meters, which represents 74.80% of their total volume and is approximately 20% more than the volume as of March 2025. The percentage of filling of co...