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...

  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/...

  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...

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...

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...

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”,...

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...

  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 ...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov has issued an order to the four basin water management directorates to take urgent measures to overcome the water crisis in the country. "I expect the basin directorates in Plovdiv, Varna, Pleven, and Blagoevgrad to urgently send to the Water and Sewerage Associations and the Water and Sewerage Com...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov has declared a protected century-old tree, a sedge oak (Quercus robur) in the village of Staro Zhelezare, Hisarya Municipality. The mighty oak is a living link between generations – a witness to entire historical eras and part of the natural and cultural heritage of the region, the preservati...

An operation to rescue a helpless bear cub, about 2 years old, was conducted yesterday by experts from the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) - Smolyan, the State Forestry – Smolyan, and the Regional Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Smolyan. At 7 pm on September 24, a call was received by 112 for a helpless be...

“The first reaction is that the introduction of the euro and environmental protection have nothing to do with each other. At first glance, it seems so, but the new European Union Nature Restoration Regulation shows that the connection is much deeper and is rooted in the principle of sustainable development,” said Deputy Minister of Envi...