Environment and Water Minister Julian Popov participated in a meeting of the environment ministers of the Visegrad Group countries, Bulgaria, Romania, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia, which took place in Brno in the framework of the Czech Presidency of the Visegrad Quartet with a focus on environmental pollution and its impact on humans. The minist...

Minister Julian Popov issued an order obliging the regional environmental and water inspectorates (RIEWs) to issue instructions to all municipalities within the territory under their control to inspect riverbeds and catchment ravines by March 29. Where pollution is found, action must be taken to remove it and subsequently maintain the riverbeds and...

A comprehensive inspection of the site of “Linamar Light Metals Ruse” Ltd. was conducted on 7 March this year. The inspection was carried out by experts from the Ministry of Environment and Water, RIEW- Sofia, RIEW - Veliko Tarnovo, and RIEW - Ruse. The inspection is in line with the commitment made by the Minister of Environment and Wa...

The European Environment Agency (EEA) published a summary of the European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA). The assessment is an important step in the European Union's efforts to effectively address the risks of climate change. In line with the EU's 2021 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and the objectives of the European Green Pact, the EEA presen...

A pre-accession review by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Chemicals and Biotechnology Committee (CBC) was conducted, whereby the Committee decided that Bulgaria meets the organisation's high environmental standards under all 19 OECD Council Acts related to chemicals management and control of major accident hazard...

Today, March 7, 2024, the Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov signed an order to terminate the employment relationship with the Director of RIEW - Ruse eng. Tsonka Hristova.

The Ministry of Environment and Water is hosting an expert mission for exchange of experience on dune conservation and restoration in Bulgaria. The invitees are representatives of the scientific community in Bulgaria, as well as experts from competent institutions and scientific communities from Italy and Spain. We have lost a lot of dunes in th...

The inspections are to clean contaminated sites and roads with adjasent service areas In letters to all regional inspectorates of environment and water (RIEW) and to the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria, the MOEW requested its regional units to issue instructions to all municipalities on the territory under th...

Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Nikolay Sidzhimov participated in the Sixth Session of the UN Environment Assembly, which took place from 26 February to 1 March 2024 at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. In his national address during the high-level segment, Deputy Minister Sidzhimov emphasized the need to...

The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov and the Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Kyriakos Kakouris today signed a service agreement for advisory support for projects in the field of environment. The agreement provides for the EIB to provide to the Programme "Environment" 2021-2027 expert support on the effective impl...

Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov participated in a follow-up meeting with representatives of stakeholders to report on the progress of introducing a deposit system for certain packaging waste in Bulgaria. The system will at a minimum include beverage packaging for bottled water, soft drinks, beer and cider from 0.1 to 3 litres of plas...

Eco-innovation plays a leading role in addressing the challenges of resource efficiency, the circular economy, and zero pollution "Sustainable transformation and the green transition of enterprises are seen as challenges, but these are also opportunities. Eco-innovation has a leading role to play in overcoming the challenges of resource efficiency...