National news
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Minister Petar Dimitrov on World Environment Day: Let us be the generation that makes peace with Earth
05 Jun, 2024 | 17:10"Today is World Environment Day. It is the most significant international day to promote action in protection of the environment. The message of this year's celebration advocates for environmental change on a global scale, urging people: 'We can be the generation that finally makes peace with the Earth. We can be the generation that restores.&rsqu...
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The sixth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the "Environment" Program 2021-2027 took place
05 Jun, 2024 | 16:35Methodologies and criteria have been approved for the evaluation of procedures under the priorities "Water", "Waste", "Biological diversity" and "Risk and climate change" for nearly 115 million BGN. The Managing Authority (MA) of the Program Environment 2021-2027 (PE) conducted the sixth meeting of the Monitoring Committee. Within the framework of...
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Minister Petar Dimitrov met with seventh grade students from a Sofia school
04 Jun, 2024 | 15:11On the eve of the World Environment Day on June 5, the Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov visited the 120th Primary School "Georgi Sava Rakovski" in Sofia for a meeting with students from 7th grade. "Can salt water be turned into drinking water?", "Is your ministry dealing with polluted water?", "Can the drying up of rivers be preven...
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World Environment Day will be celebrated on June 5 with over 60 diverse initiatives across the country
03 Jun, 2024 | 16:52The motto of the celebration appleas to people: “We can be the generation that finally makes peace with the Earth. We can be #GenerationRestoration" This year's World Environment Day, June 5, the most significant international day for action aimed at protecting the environment, focuses on restoring the quality of the land, overcoming the...
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Minister Petar Dimitrov participated in the launch of the renovated hydroelectric power plant “Sestrimo”
28 May, 2024 | 15:49The Minister of Environment and Water eng. Petar Dimitrov participated in the launch of the renovated hydroelectric power plant (HPP) "Sestrimo", which took place today in the engine room of the plant. The official completion of the renovation of this HPP also marks the completion of the rehabilitation of the entire Belmeken-Sestrimo-Momina Klisura...
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In Bulgaria on May 28 we mark today’s European Day of Parks
24 May, 2024 | 11:00The European Day of Parks on 24 May has been declared by EUROPARC, the European Federation of National and Nature Parks. The initiative was launched in 1999 and aims to create a sense of closeness to nature, to raise public awareness of the importance of natural ecosystems preserved in protected areas. The date chosen is related to 24 May 1909, whe...
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The Annual Grazing Plans for National Parks have been Approved
23 May, 2024 | 16:25The directors of the directorates of national parks have approved the annual grazing and hay use plans for the national parks for 2024. On the basis of these plans and the procedures set out in them, grazing and haying permits will be issued to livestock keepers. The plans lay out the necessary preconditions for environmentally sound use of the pro...
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An Operator with a Complex Permit in Ruse has been Fined for the Spread of Odors
22 May, 2024 | 17:11The Director of the RIEW - Ruse Aneliya Nikolova fined Linamar Light Metals Ruse Ltd. 250 000 BGN for non-compliance with a condition in its complex permit. The penalty notice was served today to the legal representative of the company. The violation was detected on April 9, when in the period from 19:47 to 23:00 the inspection received 43 signals...
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The MOEW held a Discussion on the River Basin Management Plan for the Black Sea Region and the Marine Strategy
22 May, 2024 | 12:05"The water quality of the Black Sea is of utmost importance for the environment and its rich biodiversity, as well as for people, economic activities, regional development, and tourism. Protection and measures to improve the condition of coastal waters and the marine environment are implemented through two strategic documents - the River Basin Mana...
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May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity
22 May, 2024 | 09:25Today is International Day for Biological Diversity. On this day, 196 international communities and member countries of the Convention on Biological Diversity call for daily efforts to protect biodiversity and its sustainable use. This year's theme is "Be Part of the Plan" and is a call to action for all stakeholders to address the root causes of ...
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The literary competition "Mimi Pramatarova 2024" is themed "The huts of Rila are calling"
21 May, 2024 | 12:56The National Trust EcoFund (NTEF) in partnership with the Rila National Park and the “Environmental Forum Plus” Foundation announced for the eighteenth consecutive year the literary competition for the National Award for Nature Conservation "Mimi Pramatarova 2024" with the theme "The huts of Rila are calling". The contest is open to Bu...
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The MOEW marks 32 years “Natura 2000” in the European Union
21 May, 2024 | 09:00May 21, 2024 marks the 32nd anniversary of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas in the European Union (EU). The Ministry of the Environment and Water (MOEW), jointly with the regional inspectorates for environmental and water, the national park directorates, the basin directorates, and the Executive Environment Agency are celebrating the Euro...