The Managing Authority of the Environment Programme 2021-2027 (EMA) held the Eighth Meeting of the Monitoring Committee (MC). The working forum was hosted by the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov. The Committee was attended by Zsolt Zokolai and Petar Hristov from the Bulgaria, Hungary, and Slovenia Unit in the Directorate-General for Re...

RIEW – Burgas carried out an inspection following a report of fuel oil stains on Arkutino beach near Primorsko. As per the inspection’s instructions, the Municipality of Primorsko took immediate measures and the contamination has already been cleaned up. The contamination is very old, in the form of hardened pieces of fuel oil that hav...

  The order of Minister Manol Genov on the special regime for the protection and use of medicinal plants in 2025 has been promulgated. The annual order of the Minister of Environment and Waters on the special regime for the protection and use of medicinal plants for the calendar year 2025 has been promulgated in the State Gazette. The s...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov announced that he has issued an order to the directorates in the ministry responsible for water use permits to change the regulatory conditions. This will shorten the procedure for obtaining a water use permit for irrigation, and the issuance period will be halved. The news came during the Third Na...

The municipality is to plant 1300 trees to create 32 hectares of green infrastructure in urban areas A contract for funding green measures for cleaner air was signed today by the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov and the Mayor of Plovdiv Kostadin Dimitrov. Plovdiv Municipality will implement a project to improve the quality of atmo...

Following the hearing of Bulgaria, the member states adopted an unanimous decision on the compliance of national legislation, policies, and practices with the seven legal instruments of the organization The Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva participated in a closed meeting of the Committee on Environmental Policy (CEP) of ...

Potential areas of cooperation related to the implementation of the Declaration on Children, Youth, and Climate Action were discussed The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov met with Ms. Christina de Bruin, UNICEF Representative to Bulgaria. Ms. de Bruin expressed high appreciation for the fruitful cooperation until the present mome...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov met with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sofia Her Excellency Irene Planck. The two discussed current issues in bilateral relations in the field of environment, exchanged information on ongoing projects, and discussed the implementation of the Agreement on Cooperation in the Fi...

February 24 marks the 33rd anniversary of the proclamation of the largest national park in Bulgaria – Rila. The anniversary of the park’s establishment was solemnly celebrated today with a festive program in the conference hall of the Regional History Museum – Blagoevgrad. The park’s directorate is also holding the initiati...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov met with the Ambassador of Israel to Bulgaria His Excellency Yosef Lefi Sfari. The two countries maintain stable and friendly relations, which continue to develop in a spirit of trust and mutual understanding. Minister Genov presented the priorities of the Ministry of Environment and Water related ...

The public consultation will be conducted over six months – until August 21 The process of updating the River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) for the period 2028-2033 has begun. The Ministry of Environment and Water and the basin directorates published for public consultation a schedule and work program for the development of the RBMPs an...

RIEW – Burgas and the Black Sea Region Basin Directorate – Varna are carrying out checks on the information about the presence of fuel oil stains on the Harmanite beach in Sozopol. RIEW – Burgas is in contact with the Sozopol Municipality and the concessionaire of the beach. According to information from the Sozopol Municipality,...