National news
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We will mark 30 years of “Natura 2000” in the European Union
17 May, 2022 | 14:51May 21 marks the 30th anniversary of the creation of the “Natura 2000” network of protected areas in the European Union (EU), which is one of the most successful instruments for preserving Europe’s rich natural heritage. The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) will celebrate the anniversary with various initiatives by its re...
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Minister Borislav Sandov spoke with representatives of protesters from “TPP Maritsa 3”
16 May, 2022 | 17:00The Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov spoke with representatives of the protesters from “TPP Maritsa 3” EAD – Dimitrovgrad today. The company’s legal adviser Yuliyan Semerdzhiev presented a protest letter demanding that the thermal power plant be allowed to commence operation as soon as possible. Minister Bor...
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The bear cubs found in the Rhodopes were returned into the wild
15 May, 2022 | 17:13The Ministry of Environment and Water, Four Paws Foundation, and the environmental organization WWF today returned into the wild the three bear cubs that were found abandoned in the Rhodopes last June. In the summer of 2021, Huba, Vihar, and Goran were discovered by the RIEW-Smolyan team stressed, scared, and without a mother, and were sho...
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Minister Borislav Sandov joined a campaign for cleaning Blagoevgrad
14 May, 2022 | 16:46“Blagoevgrad is one of the most beautiful and clean cities in Bulgaria but, as everywhere, there are people who pollute. It is up to all of us to limit the uncontrolled dumping of waste. It has been proven that the cleaner it is around us, the less pollution occurs. And cleaner means healthier,” said the Minister of Environment ...
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Minister Borislav Sandov: The forced suspension of the activity of TPP “Maritza 3” in Dimitrovgrad remains in force
12 May, 2022 | 16:35The forced suspension of the activity of TPP “Maritza 3” AD in Dimitrovgrad remains in force. This was announced by the Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov at a briefing today on the occasion of protests by workers from the TPP. “The company has asked to work at a lower capacity on the grounds that this is t...
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The Court of the EU ruled against Bulgaria due to exceeded values of sulfur dioxide in the Southeast region
12 May, 2022 | 14:42The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled today in case C-730/19, filed by the European Commission against Bulgaria for exceeding the norms of sulfur dioxide in the area of Galabovo. In its ruling, the Court found that Bulgaria had committed a breach of EU law, in particular that: has failed to fulfill its obligations under Arti...
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In Dimitrovgrad there is no pollution with sulfur dioxide above the norms after TPP “Maritsa 3” was closed
09 May, 2022 | 20:15There are no exceedances of the average daily and average hourly norms of harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide in Dimitrovgrad for the period from April 30 to May 5, 2022. Those remain below the critical threshold applicable to this air pollutant. On May 8 in the region there was an increase in sulfur dioxide levels as a result of the trans...
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The ministers of environment of Bulgaria and Serbia signed an Agreement for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in the transborder context
06 May, 2022 | 18:40Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov was on an official visit to Belgrade, the Republic of Serbia, where he met with the Minister of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia Irena Vujovic. The two ministers signed a bilateral Agreement on Environmental Impact Assessm...
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The court rejected the request by TPP “Maritsa 3” to suspend the coercive administrative measure imposed by RIEW-Haskovo
04 May, 2022 | 11:31In its ruling the Administrative Court in Haskovo rejected the request by TPP “Maritsa 3” - Dimitrovgrad to suspend the preliminary implementation of the order by which the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water - Haskovo imposed a coercive administrative measure to close the plant. With its act the court practically con...
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Minister Sandov: Planting new forests near cities helps fight air pollution
01 May, 2022 | 16:33“Planting this new forest around Sofia protects us from dust, but it is also useful for biodiversity conservation,” said Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov during afforestation near the village of Negovan within the initiative “Active afforestation” by Nestl...
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Sulfur dioxide levels in Dimitrovgrad are normal
30 Apr, 2022 | 18:19Yesterday and today the levels of sulfur dioxide in the air of the city of Dimitrovgrad are normal. The data is collected by the local Automatic Measuring Station (AMS). The reported maximum value is 65 µg/m3, which is below the maximum allowable value of 350 µg/m3 for the average hourly rate. The measured average hourly values ...
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Minister Borislav Sandov: the government funds hydrogen installations
28 Apr, 2022 | 17:42The Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov and the Minister of Education and Science acad. Nikolay Denkov launched a hydrogen heating installation at the McGahan Vocational School of Transport in Sofia. The hydrogen installation was built within the project “Hydrogen School for ...