National 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...

  For 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...

  Over 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...

  In 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...

  The 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...

  The 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...

  The 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...

  The 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...

  The Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva met with representatives of industry associations to discuss recycling of packaging and the possibilities of introducing the deposit system in Bulgaria. “For Bulgaria, it is important to attain the recycling goals set for EU countries, and reduce landfilling accordingly. The ...

  “None of us wants to close down large combustion plants. The complex permits issued define the conditions under which each of these plants can operate. Non-fulfillment of these permits results in a violation of environmental norms, and this leads to the termination of their activity until compliance.” This was stated by the Mini...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova met with representatives of the World Bank to discuss  the implementation of the “Agreement on the provision of services in support of the development of River Basin Management Plans and Flood Risk Management Plans for Bulgaria”. The meeting was joined by the Deputy ...

The municipalities affected by the recent floods will be exempted from payments for the deposition of landfilled waste, which currently amount to 95 BGN per ton. This was announced by the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova, who signed the order today.   According to the instructions in the order, no fees will be paid for d...