Following reports of an illegal water intake facility and unregulated water abstraction for domestic and drinking water needs in the “Baba Alino” area, experts from the Black Sea Basin Directorate conducted an immediate on-site inspection today. However, during the inspection, a second illegal facility was discovered nearby. The water i...

Ministry teams across the country are undertaking more than 50 diverse initiatives involving hundreds of children and young people On June 5, we mark World Environment Day - the largest international initiative dedicated to nature conservation and promoting sustainable environmental practices. This year’s global campaign, #WorldEnvironme...

Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for the Environment, Water Sustainability, and a Competitive Circular Economy, and Rositsa Karamfilova, Minister of the Environment and Water of Bulgaria, held a bilateral meeting at the Ministry of the Environment and Water, after which they presented the main priorities of their joint work to the media. Minister Kar...

The Minister presented Bulgaria’s vision for a circular economy, competitive industry, and sustainable management of natural resources “The circular economy, climate action, and sustainable water resource management are strategic issues for the economy, security, public health, and the sustainability of European societies - not mer...

The measures were ordered by Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova to prevent the risk of flooding and ensure public safety. By order of Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova, an operational team led by Deputy  Minister of Environment and Water Atanas Kostadinov has begun inspections of water levels at a nu...

A public hearing was held at the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the draft Plan for Designating Priority Zones for the Development of Wind Power Generation Facilities. The plan is being developed pursuant to Article 5 of the Renewable Energy Sources Act by the Minister of Environment...

For tomorrow, June 2, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has issued a first-degree warning (yellow code) for intense and significant rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and hail in 23 regions of the country As of June 1, 2026, the total volume of water stored in complex and major dams is 5316.4 million cubic meters, r...

By order of the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova, the director of the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) – Varna, Erdzhan Ebatin, has been dismissed from his position effective June 1. As of today, Rumen Kostadinov has been appointed to replace him. Kostadinov previously worked at the Regional Inspecto...

No exceedances of air quality standards were detected following the fire near Stara Zagora. The fire, which broke out at a waste treatment site near the village of Hrishteni, was contained late yesterday evening. The “Zelen Klin” automatic monitoring station (AMS), which is part of the national real-time air quality monitoring system i...

The fire that broke out today at a waste treatment site near the city of Stara Zagora, close to the village of Hrishteni, has not yet been contained. Firefighting efforts will continue until the end of daylight hours. Three fire trucks from the Regional Directorate of Fire Safety and Civil Protection will remain on site overnight. Efforts to bring ...

Teams from the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) - Stara Zagora are on site in connection with a fire that broke out at a plastic waste sorting and storage facility near Stara Zagora, on the road to the village of Hrishteni. The incident was reported shortly after 16h today. According to initial reports, the fire has engulfed a...

“Today I signed a decision giving the green light for the completion of the final section of the Southwestern arc of the Sofia Ring Road,” announced the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova at a briefing following the government meeting. This decision concludes the environmental permitting process and allows the projec...