National news
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The Ministry of Environment and Water declared five new protected territories
27 Jul, 2022 | 14:42Today the Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov signed orders declaring five new protected areas: “Miladinitsa”, “Timok Island”, “Belitsa River”, “Botunya River Coast" and the natural landmark “Babu”. The protected area “Miladinitsa” (municipality of Sandanski) c...
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An Action Plan for the European Wolf has been adopted
22 Jul, 2022 | 16:24An action plan for the European wolf under the Biodiversity Act has been approved. The plan was developed by the wildlife association “Balkani” through a process that started back in 2008 with the participation of all stakeholders. The action plan was adopted by decision of the National Council for Biological Diversity (Protocol...
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The Council of Ministers adopted the new Operational Program Environment 2021-2027
20 Jul, 2022 | 17:15The Council of Ministers approved the new Operational Program Environment 2021-2027 (OPE 2021-2027). The strategic document for the next 7 years will be submitted to the European Commission for approval. The financial framework of the program 2021-2027 is 1,531,590,093 EUR from EU funds. The total budget of the Program, national co-financin...
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Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and Deputy Prime Minister Borislav Sandov established concerning facts during a unexpected inspection of TPP “Brikel”
20 Jul, 2022 | 09:24Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policies and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov conducted an unexpected inspection of the “Brikel” TPP in Galabovo. During the inspection yesterday, very concerning findings were established, despite the fact that the capacity of the thermal power pl...
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A new protected area near Svilegrad has been declared - “Sladun”
18 Jul, 2022 | 16:48A Protected area “Sladun” has been declared by order of the Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov. The area is located within the land of the village of Sladun, municipality of Svilengrad. Within its pastures with an area of over 1 700 decares, the presence on the Balkans of two Anatolian plant species are preserved -...
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Minister Borislav Sandov: If “Brikel” cannot cope with the high levels of pollution, coercive interruption of its operation will be required
16 Jul, 2022 | 11:21Guidelines have been provided to “Brikel” in Galabovo to cope with irregular emissions and dust pollution, and if the TPP cannot comply with these, a coercive measure will be imposed to stop its operation, Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policies and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov told journalists on Friday during h...
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A new protected area has been announced - “Reka Lom”
06 Jul, 2022 | 13:07“Reka Lom” (Lom River) is the new protected area, announced by order of the Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov. The decision was made in order to protect the river and its adjacent areas, improve its hydromorphological condition, restore the ecological river ecosystem and maintain habitats of species of high conse...
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The Consultative Council on the European Green Pact renewed its work
05 Jul, 2022 | 18:16Today, July 5, 2022, under the chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policies and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov, the Consultative Council for the European Green Deal renewed its work. The Council is the body that is expected to set the framework for future reforms and investments for decarbonization and m...
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The Municipalities of Dobrich, Pernik, Haskovo, and Chelopech will implement projects for reduction of harmful emissions
05 Jul, 2022 | 16:18Today, Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policies and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov and the mayors of four municipalities - Yordan Yordanov (Dobrich municipality), Stanislav Vladimirov (Pernik municipality), Stanislav Dechev (Haskovo municipality) and Alexi Kesyakov (Chelopech municipality), signed implementation contrac...
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Green light for Program Environment 2021-2027
04 Jul, 2022 | 15:54The final version of the Program “Environment” for the next 7 years was approved by the members of the working group at a meeting last Friday. It is now to be presented successively to the Council of Ministers and the European Commission for approval. In the new Program “Environment” 2021-2027 (OPE 2021-2027), green...
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Deputy Prime Minister Sandov represented Bulgaria at the UN high-level meeting on the protection of oceans and marine environment in Lisbon
01 Jul, 2022 | 17:23On invitation by the governments of Portugal and Kenya, Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policies and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov co-chaired the interactive dialogue on “Instrumentalizing the interlinkages between Goal 14 and other Sustainable Development Goals for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda”. T...
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The MOEW specified the boundaries of the “Belintash” natural landmark
30 Jun, 2022 | 16:54The MOEW has corrected the order for the protection of the natural landmark “Belintash” rock massif. A discrepancy was found in the actual location of this remarkable rock formation within the order for its proclamation for protection in 2003, and it was necessary to specify the territory that should be subject to conservation. ...