RIEW - Ruse inspected hazardous waste treatment sites in the three districts, which are in the territory under its control. The experts carried out 12 inspections of such sites - 8 in Razgrad, one in Silistra, and 3 in Ruse. The inspections were requested by the law enforcement authorities and are carried out jointly with the police. On i...

  Environment and Water Minister Julian Popov partake in the EU Environment Council meeting in Luxembourg, which is held under the Spanish Presidency. At today’s meeting, the ministers discussed the proposal for a Regulation on CO2 emission standards for heavy duty vehicles. Bulgaria supported the proposed common approach and appreciat...

  Applicants must submit an essay or a short paper of 3 to 5 pages by 12 November 2023 included. The winner will be announced at the end of November. The Ministry of Environment and Water invites university students of high academic excellence studying in environment-related programs to participate in the competition “Green Suppor...

  Since the beginning of 2022, the court has confirmed the imposition of financial penalties on TPP “Bobov Dol” amounting to 704 000 BGN. The Administrative Court in Kyustendil announed its final confirmation of the fine imposed on TPP “Bobov Dol” AD in the amount of 100 000 BGN. The penalizing decree b...

  The operator has violated a condition of its complex permit by allowing odors to spread beyond the boundaries of the production site. An administrative offence notice was issued today to Linamar Light Metals Ruse Ltd. This was announced at a briefing by the Director of RIEW - Ruse eng. Tsonka Hristova, whereby the control activity of t...

  Air quality indicators in Dimitrovgrad are within limits. On October 3, the regular monitoring of the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water - Haskovo established the release of fugitive emissions in significant quantities from the production site of the combustion plant of TPP “Maritsa” 3 AD in Dimitrovgrad. It ha...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov met with H.E. Mr. Juan Francisco Facetti Fernandez, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Paraguay. The focal topic of the meeting was the development of cooperation in the field of renewable energy sources. H.E. Mr. Juan Francisco Facetti Fernandez informed Mini...

  Today is the International Animal Protection Day. Thousands of conservationists around the world and animal protection organizations celebrate this day on 4 October every year, drawing the attention of people around the world to the plight of our planet’s animal world. The decision to celebrate it was taken more than 90 years ago, in ...

  A mobile station of the Executive Environmental Agency (EEA) started unplanned measurements of air quality in Ruse. The station will carry out control activities over three days, measuring the concentrations of air pollutants, such as fine particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, ozone, including organic benzen...

  Applications and accompanying documentation to be submitted electronically The system enables inquiries about the current status of a requested electronic administrative service or an accompanying process All activities related to the cross-border shipment of waste are streamlined and the administrative burden for businesses is reduced ...

  The Ministry of Environment and Water has ordered emergency air quality inspections in the city of Ruse. Between October 2nd and 9th, the Executive Environmental Agency (EEA) will carry out measurements of air quality in the city, at a site designated by the RIEW-Ruse. With the assistance of specialized equipment on a mobile measuring stat...

  Prescriptions have been given for the elimination of the malfunction that led to the discharge of untreated waste water into the Beli Lom River.   RIEW - Ruse experts found a technical malfunction in the secondary settling tank of the City Wastewater Treatment Plant - Razgrad (WWTP) on Sunday, 17th September. The unplanned inspec...