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Deputy Minister Mariya Boyadzhiyska welcomed the first OECD Mission to Bulgaria
04 Apr, 2023 | 15:39During the high-level review of the pre-accession process, Deputy Minister Boyadzhiyska welcomed the OECD representatives and said that for the MOEW it is of high priority to achieve full compliance with all legal instruments and foundational principles of the organization. The delegation of the OECD Environmental Policy Committee was led by Mr. E...
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A Mission by the Environmental Policy Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to the Ministry of Environment and Water is forthcoming
03 Apr, 2023 | 15:17Within the framework of the Mission by the Environmental Policy Committee of the Organization for Economic Co-operation (OECD), on April 4th and 5th meetings will be held at the ministry, whereby a technical review will be made and issues will be discussed in relation to the compliance by the Republic of Bulgaria with the instruments of the organiz...
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The MOEW expressed a differing opinion and disagreed with the project of a specialized map of the Kavatsi dunes
29 Mar, 2023 | 20:34At the meeting of the Commission for the adoption of a specialized map with records of sand dunes, located outside the sea beaches “Kavatsite – Sever” and “Kavatsite – Yug”, held on 29.03.2023 in Burgas, municipality of Sozopol, it was only the representative of the MOEW that expressed a differing opinion and dis...
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Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva: the Deposit System Upgrades Separate Waste Collection
28 Mar, 2023 | 15:24“I believe that it is through this type of initiatives that we will upgrade the system for separate waste collection and help change consumer attitudes, because the incentives that are provided will engage and ‘wake up’ the majority of cursomers to a more responsible attitude towards the environment. This will also put an ...
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The Protection Objectives for 21 New Protected Areas from “Natura 2000” were Published for Public Discussion
28 Mar, 2023 | 10:37The process of developing specific and detailed nature protection objectives for the protected areas of the “Natura 2000” network continues. The MOEW published for public discussion specific and detailed nature protection objectives for 21 new protected areas. Conservation objectives must be met in a given area to ensure the lon...
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The Team of RIEW-Pleven cleaned “Skobelev Park”
25 Mar, 2023 | 15:48Employees from the Regional Environment and Water Inspectorate in Pleven cleaned the “Skobelev Park” in the city of Pleven today. The initiative is part of the “Let’s put an end to pollution” campaign by the MOEW. The Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov participated in the cleaning. Activit...
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Minister Karamfilova participated in the general debate of the UN High-level Conference “Water for Sustainable Development”
24 Mar, 2023 | 09:36During the UN High-level Conference “Water for Sustainable Development” at the UN headquarters in New York, the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova participated in the general debate on the review of the implementation of the goals of the International Decade of Action “Water for Sustainable Development&r...
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Minister Rositsa Karamfilova participated in a high-level interactive dialogue on the topic “Water for Climate, Sustainability, and Environment”
23 Mar, 2023 | 17:31The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova participated in a high-level interactive dialogue on the topic “Water for Climate, Sustainability, and Environment”. During the UN High-Level Conference "Water for Sustainable Development" at the UN headquarters in New York, Minister Rositsa Karamfilova participated in a ...
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Minister Rositsa Karamfilova participated at a UN High-level Conference on water protection and sustainable development
22 Mar, 2023 | 17:30The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova participated at the UN High-level conference “Water for Sustainable Development”. The event takes place at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York and was officially launched today - March 22, when we also mark the World Water Day. Minister Karamfilova will pa...
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The MOEW Regional Structures are Organizing Clean-ups of Polluted Areas under the Slogan “Let’s Put an End to Pollution”
22 Mar, 2023 | 16:00Teams from the regional structures of the Ministry of Environment and Water - the Executive Agency for Environment (EIA), the Regional Inspections for the Environment and Water (RIEWs), the Basin Directorates (BDs), and the Directorates of National Parks (DNPs) will clean up waste-polluted areas. The activities are organized according to a...
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Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva: the MOEW will direct funds for better water quality and waste water treatment
22 Mar, 2023 | 15:13“Bulgaria is facing challenges with improving drinking water quality and wastewater treatment. Our country has commitments to treat waste water in compliance with the EU directive, and there are still agglomerations in which there is no sewage network or a waste water treatment plant. In this respect, a significant resource has been c...
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The Minister of Environment and Water introduced rules for awarding scientific consultations within the Mechanism for the Award and Implementation of Scientific Consultations by the Bulgarian Academy of Science
22 Mar, 2023 | 10:57The Minister of the Environment and Water introduced rules within the Ministry for awarding scientific consultations under the Mechanism for the Award and Implementation of Scientific Consultations by the Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS), established by a decree of the Council of Ministers from January 2020. The mechanism is to provide sc...