The forced suspension of the activity of TPP “Maritza 3” AD in Dimitrovgrad remains in force. This was announced by the Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov at a briefing today on the occasion of protests by workers from the TPP. “The company has asked to work at a lower capacity on the grounds that this is t...

  The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled today in case C-730/19, filed by the European Commission against Bulgaria for exceeding the norms of sulfur dioxide in the area of ​​Galabovo. In its ruling, the Court found that Bulgaria had committed a breach of EU law, in particular that: has failed to fulfill its obligations under Arti...

  There are no exceedances of the average daily and average hourly norms of harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide in Dimitrovgrad for the period from April 30 to May 5, 2022. Those remain below the critical threshold applicable to this air pollutant. On May 8 in the region there was an increase in sulfur dioxide levels as a result of the trans...

  Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov was on an official visit to Belgrade, the Republic of Serbia, where he met with the Minister of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia Irena Vujovic.  The two ministers signed a bilateral Agreement on Environmental Impact Assessm...

  In its ruling the Administrative Court in Haskovo rejected the request by TPP “Maritsa 3” - Dimitrovgrad to suspend the preliminary implementation of the order by which the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water - Haskovo imposed a coercive administrative measure to close the plant. With its act the court practically con...

  “Planting this new forest around Sofia protects us from dust, but it is also useful for biodiversity conservation,” said Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov during afforestation near the village of Negovan within the initiative “Active afforestation” by Nestl...

  Yesterday and today the levels of sulfur dioxide in the air of the city of Dimitrovgrad are normal. The data is collected by the local Automatic Measuring Station (AMS). The reported maximum value is 65 µg/m3, which is below the maximum allowable value of 350 µg/m3 for the average hourly rate. The measured average hourly values ...

  The Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov and the Minister of Education and Science acad. Nikolay Denkov launched a hydrogen heating installation at the McGahan Vocational School of Transport in Sofia. The hydrogen installation was built within the project “Hydrogen School for ...

  Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov signed the intergovernmental Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action. Bulgaria is the tenth country in Europe to sign the document. Thus our country committs to ensuring that priorities for children and young people are taken into consid...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov opened the exhibition “The Saved: 20 Years of History”, dedicated to the bear park near Belitsa. “I remember how dancing bears were once chained, and I assure you that we will not allow this to happen again,” said Minister Sandov. The protected area will become t...

  The Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov met with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sofia H.E. Mr. Christoph Eichhorn. The conversation focused on the opportunities for implementation of joint environmental projects. The implementation of the European Green Pact ...

  The Ministry of Environment and Water announced application procedures for new directors of some Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW), Basin Directorates, and one of the national parks. The deadline for submitting applications for directors of RIEWs in Pleven, Stara Zagora and Shumen is May 9. An application procedure is ...