The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov discussed important topics from the environmental and climate policy agenda with Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero, and Clean Growth. During the meeting, Minister Genov and Commissioner Hoekstra exchanged views on aspects related to the European Union's 2040 climate target...

The project is to be implemented under the Environment Program 2021-2027. The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov and the Mayor of Harmanli Mariya Kirkova signed an agreement for the upgrade of the capacity of the existing composting plant for separately collected biodegradable household waste. The total investment amounts to 1.2 millio...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov met with the Mayor of the capital city municipality Vasil Terziev on initiative by the Mayor. The focus of the meeting was on issues of high public importance, related to waste management in Sofia, the Vitosha Nature Park, and the progress with work on the introduction of the deposit system at the n...

The Ministry of Environment and Water supported the national children's drawing competition "Children - Guardians of the Planet", organized by two private kindergartens in the capital city - "Bobche Topche" and "Veseloto Gardzhe", with the support of the Bulgarian Association of Private Schools. The initiative aims to encourage free creative expre...

On April 22 we celebrate the global initiative for the 55th time On April 22, we celebrate Earth Day with the theme “Our energy, our planet”. Mass unification of people has always been at the heart of Earth Day and is the catalyst for a change in mindset, because when people unite with a common goal, they can overcome even the grea...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov signed a contract for the construction of a regional system for separate collection and recycling of biodegradable waste for the municipalities of Lovech, Letnitsa, and Ugarchin. The total amount of the investment is 6.14 million BGN. The grant provided by the Environment Programme 2021-2027 (EP) i...

Young researchers impressed with green ideas for the future – from smart pillows to edible cups High school students from all over Bulgaria took part in the student competition "Young Researchers 2025", which the University of Food Technology (UFT) - Plovdiv organized with the support of the National Program "Education with Science" of t...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov joined the initiative by children from the schools in the Elin Pelin municipality and planted a tree together with them. The initiative "Children's Forest", during the Week of the Forest, includes 1800 children who are planting an oak forest on the land of Novi Han near Sofia today. The large-scale...

A total of 100 passenger cars for operations and six water tanks for extinguishing fires with helicopters were received today by the General Directorate of Fire Safety and Civil Protection (GDFSCP) at a ceremony at the Central Warehouse of the Fire Department in the village of Lokorsko. The specialized firefighting equipment and machinery was purc...

The Black Sea Region Basin Directorate (BSRBD) received the results from the examination of water samples taken on March 31, 2025. At all three locations where sampling was carried out, a visible film on the surface of the water and a characteristic odor of petroleum products were detected. The results for all three samples show the presence of pet...

The Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Atanas Kostadinov presented the first prize in the photo contest of the Bulgarian Water Association (BWA) “Stories about Water”. The award ceremony was opened by the Chairman of the BWA eng. Ivan Ivanov and took place today in Sofia, at the Rectorate of the University of Architecture, Civil E...

Experts from the Black Sea Basin Directorate (BSBD) and the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) – Varna, carried out a joint inspection today immediately after receiving reports of oil product pollution of the sea waters and the beach in the area between the Second and Third training wall in the city. The inspection found ...