National news
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Excavations at Aurelia beach near Ravda were ceased with immediate effect
04 Mar, 2023 | 16:34The Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water - Burgas conducted an inspection today by order of the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova at Aurelia beach, Ravda village, Nessebar municipality. The Eco-inspectors were sent to the site after reports for excavations on the beach. On site, in the presence of the author...
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Minister Karamfilova discussed actions taken by Bulgaria for hosting COP 29 with representatives of the Embassy of the United Kingdom and several ministries
02 Mar, 2023 | 17:50The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova participated in an informal meeting organized by His Excellency Dr. Rob Dixon, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Bulgaria. The meeting was held in the context of Bulgaria’s bid to host and chair the 29th UNFCCC Conference (COP 29) in 2024...
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From April 1st RIEWs will check if municipalities have cleaned waste-polluted sites
01 Mar, 2023 | 09:49At a working meeting yesterday, the Deputy Ministers of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva and Petar Dimitrov, discussed with the directors of RIEWs, the Basin Directorates, and the National Parks the progress with the MOEW initiative to have contaminated areas cleaned throughout the country. All the Regional Inspectorates for Environment...
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Minister Rositsa Karamfilova met with the Regional Ambassador for Energy Security and Climate of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland David Moran
28 Feb, 2023 | 18:17The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova met with David Moran, Regional Ambassador for Energy Security and Climate for Europe and Central Asia at the Department of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The meeting was also joined by the ambassador of the United Kingdom in our country, ...
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The National Park “Rila” team celebrated the 31st anniversary of the park together with partners and friends
24 Feb, 2023 | 16:43A celebration for the partners of the National Park “Rila” was held at the Regional History Museum in Blagoevgrad on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the protected territory. The event was attended by representatives of the Municipality of Blagoevgrad, the Directorate “National Park Pirin”, the Basin Directorate &ldqu...
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The MOEW referred violations in RIEW-Haskovo to the Prosecutor’s office
24 Feb, 2023 | 11:18Upon inspection, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Environment and Water found in RIEW – Haskovo a number of violations and serious gaps in the application of environmental legislation. The report from the inspection has been referred to the Prosecutor’s office. The director of the regional inspectorate was released and his responsib...
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The protection objectives for 22 protected areas from “Natura 2000” were published for public discussion
23 Feb, 2023 | 09:11The process of developing specific and detailed nature protection objectives for the protected areas within the ecological network "Natura 2000" continues. The MOEW published for public discussion specific and detailed nature protection objectives for 22 new protected areas. They were developed by an expert team under the leadership of the Institut...
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A competition for projects by young scientists was announced within the UNESCO program “Man and the Biosphere”
19 Feb, 2023 | 11:33A competition for projects by young scientists (up to 35 years old) under the UNESCO program “Man and the Biosphere” was announced. It targets young scientists conducting interdisciplinary research in line with UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere program. Individual projects should not exceed 5000 USD. Priority is given to projects implement...
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The MOEW commissioned inspections for unregulated pollution with waste
17 Feb, 2023 | 16:57Units at the Ministry of the Environment and Water (MOEW) - the Regional Inspectorates for Environment and Water (RIEWs), will require all municipalities within the territory controlled to submit action plans for dealing with waste-contamination in populated areas and beyond. The initiative is also a continuation of one of the priority activities i...
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Upon completion of the application procedures, directors of the three national parks were appointed
17 Feb, 2023 | 16:25Directors of the three national parks "Rila", "Pirin", and "Central Balkan" were appointed upon the completion of application procedures. Krasimir Andonov was appointed director of the Rila National Park Directorate (Rila National Park). He joined the Rila National Park in 2002 and held various expert positions, and in the periods 2010-2013 and 20...
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The Managing Authority supports potential applicants at the earliest stage of Program Environment 2021-2027 implementation
17 Feb, 2023 | 14:44The Managing Authority (MA) of the Program Environment 2021-2027 (PE) held a consultation with representatives of 41 potential applicants under the procedure “Reclamation of landfills/cells of municipal waste landfills”. During the online meeting, the municipalities raised topics for discussion on the scope and requirements of the proc...
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Minister Karamfilova: We will not lose funds from Program Environment due to the project for RDF recovery by Sofia Municipality
16 Feb, 2023 | 16:43We took action and no funds will be lost under the Operational Program "Environment" due to the RDF recovery project by Sofia Municipality. This was announced today by the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova at a joint briefing with the Mayor of Sofia Municipality Yordanka Fandakova. The briefing was held in relation to the projec...