The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova met with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Bulgaria, Her Excellency Katarina Rangnitt. Minister Karamfilova emphasized the key role of Sweden as President of the Council of the EU in a situation of uncertainty and high inflation throughout the EU. An even stronger emphasis ...

  “To be a leader in attaining climate neutrality, we are taking measures to ensure a clear and smooth transition, but it is important to remember that we do not have time. Only in partnership and empathy will we make decisions that will not only guarantee our energy security, but will also make us a leader on the path to decarbonizatio...

  In relation to addressing unregulated waste pollution, the Ministry of Environment and Water provides summarized information on the control carried out in 2022 by the 15 RIEWs on the fulfillment of mayoral obligations to undertake the necessary measures to prevent the disposal of waste in unauthorized sites and the creation of illegal landf...

The topic for this year’s World Wetlands Day is “It’s time for wetland restoration.” It calls on the current generation to take steps to revive and restore degraded wetlands. World Wetlands Day is a global campaign to raise awareness of the importance of wetlands and it is marked every year on 2nd February. This day also mar...

Experts from the “Water Management” Directorate at the Ministry of Environment and Water and the Basin Directorates discussed with the team of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) the action program presented by the Bank and the suggested deadlines for drafting the River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) so as to...

  “We are here and this is a clear sign that the state continues to stand behind the decision to support the population in disaster areas”. This was said by the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova in the village of Karavelovo, where she visited together with the Minister of Regional Development Ivan Shishkov and ...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova, together with a team from the Ministry, met with representatives of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), who are on a mission to Bulgaria in relation to the implementation of an Agreement to assist the MOEW in the development of Management Plans for Rive...

  The Commission is starting an infringement procedure against Bulgaria in front of the Court of Justice of the EU on the prevention of the spread of invasive alien species The European Commission today decided to terminate 4 and start 1 new infringement procedure against Bulgaria for violations in the environmental field. Three of the infr...

In respect to the procedure relevant for the investment proposal of “Kastamonu Bulgaria” near the village of Gorno Sahrane, the law will be strictly observed. This was said by the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova today at a meeting with the residents of the villages of Gorno and Dolno Sahrane. Minister Karamfilova ...

“A team from the Ministry of Environment and Water has been involved in the development of an agreement for coordination and efficient interaction to prevent crimes against the environment.” This was said by the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova during at a parliamentary committee hearing. “We firmly stand by ...

The progress on projects that had been delayed with years and the obligations of Bulgaria in the field of environment and water was presented by Minister Rositsa Karamfilova today within her report on the activities and results achieved during her term. “We started work on delayed projects such as highway Europe, railway sections, the gas st...

“We rely exclusively on the stakeholders and their active participation in the development of management plans for the protected areas within the European ‘Natura 2000’ network in Bulgaria.” This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Maria Boyadzhiyska at the launch of the second national campaign under ...