National news
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Deputy Minister Koleva: The Green Transition requires investments to be directed towards small and medium enterprises
26 Sep, 2022 | 16:48“The green transition requires productive investments in small and medium-sized enterprises, research and innovation, as well as promotion of the transfer of modern technologies and digitization. This sector of the economy is key to the green transition and transforming the economy towards a circular model.” This was said by the...
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The Four Basin Directorates are Inspecting the Conductivity of Water Bodies and the Operational Condition of Pertinent Facilities
25 Sep, 2022 | 14:28The four basin directorates are inspecting the facilities and the conductivity of rivers and other water basins on the territory of the country that fall within the scope of their responsibilities. Inspections, including on-site, are carried out by experts from the “Eastern Aegean Region”, “Danube Region”, “Bl...
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The Ministers of Energy and Environment Demanded a Plan to Address the Pollution by TPPs “Maritsa 3” and “Brikel”
23 Sep, 2022 | 14:29Rositsa Karamfilova: Our goal is not to shut down capacities, but to comply with the legislation and to guarantee the protection of the environment and human health. On initiative by the Minister of Energy Rosen Hristov a meeting took place today at the Ministry of Energy with the management of the “Maritsa 3” and “Brikel...
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The Green Olympics 2022 educational environmental initiative has started
23 Sep, 2022 | 10:13Today the educational environmental initiative “Green Olympics” was launched. The initiative is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Environment and Water. The “Green Olympics” target students from 1st to 12th grade and every year more than 5000 children and young people participate. On the online platform cr...
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The Executive Agency for Environment presented national costumes of environmentally friendly materials at an event under the project “Green Stage: Super Eco and Friends”
22 Sep, 2022 | 15:44National costumes produced entirely of environmentally friendly materials were presented by the Executive Agency for Environmental today at an educational music event on the stage in front of the “Ivan Vazov” National Theater under the project “Green Stage: Super Eco and Friends”. The costumes from the Shopska and P...
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The MOEW again invites students to participate in the competition “Green Support for a Sustainable Future”
22 Sep, 2022 | 10:03For the second year, the Ministry of Environment and Water launched the student competition for high academic achievements “Green Support for a Sustainable Future 2022”. It is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Environment and Water as part of the initiatives from the European Commission’s campaign “European...
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Over 2800 tons of waste were collected during the campaign “Let’s clean Bulgaria together”
20 Sep, 2022 | 11:42Over 2 800 tons of waste were collected during the initiative “Let's clean Bulgaria together”. The Ministry of Environment and Water is the main partner of the campaign organized by bTV. 194 municipalities and tens of thousands of volunteers participated in the large-scale event, according to the final data of the 15 regional en...
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An inspection by RIEW-Sofia and MOI found 250 barrels of chemicals discarded in several districts of the capital
20 Sep, 2022 | 09:49In reaction to received reports of illegally discarded barrels in the “Iskar”, “Pancharevo”, and “Kremikovtsi” regions, experts from RIEW-Sofia, together with employees of the 8th District Police Department of the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs, the Municipality of Sofia, the Inspectorate of the Mu...
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Minister Karamfilova: “Let’s clean Bulgaria together” is not just a cleaning initiative, it prompts us to change out attitude towards the environment
17 Sep, 2022 | 15:09The campaign “Let’s clean Bulgaria together” is not just a cleaning initiative, it prompts us to change our attitude towards the environment. This was said by the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova in the “Loven” Park in Sofia, where she and teams from the ministry and its structures joined t...
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Minister Karamfilova and Minister Gechev identified specific actions to prevent violations in the use of lumber from agricultural and forest territories
16 Sep, 2022 | 20:19The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova met with the Minister of Agriculture Yavor Gechev to discuss the use of lumber from agricultural and forest territories. The two ministers, together with their teams, spoke about the implementation of the current legislation in the field of environmental protection and management and...
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The Ministry of Environment and Water is the main partner for the campaign “Let’s clean Bulgaria together”
15 Sep, 2022 | 17:59The Ministry of Environment and Water is the main partner for the bTV initiative “Let’s clean Bulgaria together”. The large-scale volunteer campaign will take place on September 17 (Saturday). It aims to build public awareness about environmental protection. The Minister with her team and employees of the MOEW, the Enterp...
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The theme of this year's Mobility Week is „Better Connections“
15 Sep, 2022 | 12:25The Ministry of Environment and Water will participate in the European Commission’s annual European Mobility Week campaign. The theme in 2022 is “Better Connections”. Traditionally, the week takes place from September 16th to the 22nd. After placing a strong emphasis on the health aspects of urban mobility in 2021, this y...