The MOEW hosted Dr. Sharon McGuinness’ visit to Sofia A high-level meeting was held at the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) between Dr. Sharon McGuinness – Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), Reneta Koleva – Deputy Minister of Environment and Water, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Angel Kunchev &n...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov commissioned the four Basin Directorates – Danube Region (city of Pleven), Black Sea Region (city of Varna), East Aegean Region (city of Plovdiv), and West Aegean Region (city of Blagoevgrad) – to prepare and provide combined maps of the regions with significant potential flood risk. Th...

Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva participated today in the opening of the third edition of "Career Days - Students Meet the Business" at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy. "In today's world, when the challenges facing construction and infrastructure are related to the topics of sustainability, ener...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov ordered an inspection of the areas affected by the floods on the Southern Black Sea coast. This became clear from his words during a briefing on the work by the Ministry of Environment and Water to clarify the causes of the consequences of the disaster. "The feeling of lack of justice and impunity ...

The Ministry of Environment and Water has received the report by the Black Sea Region Basin Directorate (BSRBD) - Varna from the inspection ordered by the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov after the flood that occurred on October 3 in the Elenite holiday village on the territory of Sveti Vlas, Nessebar Municipality. The monitoring of t...

"The entire area between Sveti Vlas and Pomorie in the Flood Risk Management Plan of the Black Sea Basin Directorate is listed as a high-risk flood zone." This was stated today by the Minister of Environment and Water in the morning block of BNT "The Day Begins". He explained that these floods can occur when there are large amounts of precipitation...

  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”,...