National news
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Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva participated in the opening of "Career Days - Students Meet the Business" at UACEG
09 Oct, 2025 | 15:23
Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva participated today in the opening of the third edition of "Career Days - Students Meet the Business" at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy. "In today's world, when the challenges facing construction and infrastructure are related to the topics of sustainability, ener...
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Minister Manol Genov committed to working to restore statehood and justice as the foundation of society and institutions
08 Oct, 2025 | 17:09
The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov ordered an inspection of the areas affected by the floods on the Southern Black Sea coast. This became clear from his words during a briefing on the work by the Ministry of Environment and Water to clarify the causes of the consequences of the disaster. "The feeling of lack of justice and impunity ...
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The Black Sea Region Basin Directorate has not coordinated construction in the Drashtela River bed in Elenite
07 Oct, 2025 | 14:28
The Ministry of Environment and Water has received the report by the Black Sea Region Basin Directorate (BSRBD) - Varna from the inspection ordered by the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov after the flood that occurred on October 3 in the Elenite holiday village on the territory of Sveti Vlas, Nessebar Municipality. The monitoring of t...
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Minister Manol Genov: The area from Sveti Vlas to Pomorie is at high risk of flooding
06 Oct, 2025 | 12:50
"The entire area between Sveti Vlas and Pomorie in the Flood Risk Management Plan of the Black Sea Basin Directorate is listed as a high-risk flood zone." This was stated today by the Minister of Environment and Water in the morning block of BNT "The Day Begins". He explained that these floods can occur when there are large amounts of precipitation...
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The MOEW to take measures in response to the intense rainfall
03 Oct, 2025 | 13:31
Minister Manol Genov ordered the Basin Directorate - Varna to check whether the investment intentions in the Elenite region are coordinated The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) is taking measures at the national and regional level in response to the intense rainfall. The measures are in connection with a warning issued by the N...
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Changes to the Climate Change Mitigation Act have been promulgated
03 Oct, 2025 | 11:00
The legislative amendments will lead to the termination of three infringement procedures against Bulgaria for violation of European Union law The Act on Amendments to the Climate Change Mitigation Act was published in the State Gazette, No. 81 of 3 October 2025. The adopted amendments transpose the requirements of Directive (EU) 2023/...
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A fifth consecutive case of a shot black vulture is under investigation
02 Oct, 2025 | 14:11
The Ministry of Interior and the District Prosecutor's Office in Targovishte have been informed of the criminal act, the Ministry of Environment and Water and the Regional Inspectorate for Environmental Protection - Shumen remain ready to assist Another case of a shot specimen of the black vulture (Aegypius monachus) in Bulgaria is bei...
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Kronospan facility shut down due to environmental violations
30 Sep, 2025 | 18:09
After Minister Manol Genov announced stricter control over air quality in Veliko Tarnovo, the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water sealed the line without a work permit. Due to violations of environmental legislation, today the control bodies of the Ministry of Environment and Water stopped a facility of Kronospan Bulgaria EOOD in V...
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Minister Manol Genov in Veliko Tarnovo: the MOEW to tighten control over air pollution by enterprises
29 Sep, 2025 | 15:19
The RIEW to issue a prescription to Kronoshpan to change its complex permit and increase the emissions requirements on the operator's work The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) is tightening its control over enterprises in Veliko Tarnovo due to the numerous signals for industrial air pollution in the city. This was stated by the Ministe...
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Bulgaria complies with air quality standards, but the transition to a circular economy is slow, the EEA report for 2025 points out
29 Sep, 2025 | 14:14
Bulgaria’s environmental policy has delivered positive results. However, the transition to sustainability still requires more action in several areas. This is reported for our country in the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) comprehensive report on the state of the environment in Europe - “Europe’s environment 2025”,...
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The Launching national roundtable will be held under the contract to define specific objectives and measures for protected areas from the Natura 2000 network
29 Sep, 2025 | 13:09
On 30.09.2025 from 10:00 to 16:30, the Launching National Roundtable will be held under the contract for determining specific objectives and measures for protected areas of the Natura 2000 network. The contract is part of the implementation of the Project "Integration of the ecosystem approach and implementation of nature-based solutions in the pro...
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The state of the environment in Europe has deteriorated, according to the EEA report "Europe's environment 2025"
29 Sep, 2025 | 10:53
Threats to nature and the effects of climate change are top challenges Significant progress has been made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, but the overall state of the environment in Europe is not good, especially nature, which continues to deteriorate due to overexploitation and biodiversity loss. The impact of ...