National news
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Century-old tree in the municipality of Provadia was declared protected
03 Dec, 2021 | 11:45The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev declared protected status for a cer (Quercus cerris) century-old tree in the village of Dobrina, Municipality of Provadia, District of Varna. The tree is about 170 years old, with a height of 25 meters and a trunk circumference of 3.77 meters. By order of the Minister, the uprooting, felling, pruni...
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Minister Asen Lichev approved new rules for processing applications for crossborder transportation of waste
02 Dec, 2021 | 15:36The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev approved new internal rules for processing notifications for import and export of waste to/from the Republic of Bulgaria from/to EU Member States and third countries. The rules are designed to overcome the delay in issuing consents or raising objections to notifications for transborder transportati...
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Minister Lichev: A 20% increase in salaries of national park employees is planned for 2022
02 Dec, 2021 | 14:38“The 2022 budget provides for a 20% increase in the salaries of national parks employees, which I hope will contribute to fair treatment compared to renumeration for other colleagues.” This was announced by the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev at the event for the 30th anniversary of the Central Balkan National Park, which ...
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Termination of five infringement procedures in the environmental sector depends on the priority adoption of three legislative bills by the 47th National Assembly
02 Dec, 2021 | 11:19Within the term in office of the caretaker government, the MOEW has drafted three legislative bills that have also been adopted by the Council of Ministers in early November. The priority consideration of these bills by the 47th National Assembly will lead to the termination by the EC of five infringement procedures in the environmental sector. Wi...
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48 projects of students from 1st to 12th grade country-wide were awarded within the XIII edition of the National Student Competition “Ambassadors of Health”
02 Dec, 2021 | 10:00The competition is organized as part of the National Program for Prevention of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases 2021-2025 on initiative by the Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Environment and Waters, the WHO Office in Bulgaria, a...
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The MOEW presents the new legislative proposals of the European Commission
25 Nov, 2021 | 11:57During the Consultative Council on the European Green Deal, the Ministry of Environment and Water presented the vision and course of action of the new European policy, which offers opportunities to make sustainability a reality and identifies the challenges ahead of Europe. The proposals of the “Fit for 55%” legislative package...
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MOEW: We mourn together with the relatives and friends of the victims
24 Nov, 2021 | 10:57On the day of national mourning in memory of the victims of the two tragic incidents on the territory of the country, Minister Asen Lichev on his own behalf and on behalf of the entire team of the Ministry of Environment and Water, sent memorial wreaths to the Embassy of the Republic of North Macedonia in Sofia and to the mayor of the village of Ro...
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Non-profit organizations are invited to apply with project ideas for the European Climate Initiative
23 Nov, 2021 | 16:40The Sixth Call for Proposals for the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) starts today and spans from 23 November 2021 to 12 January 2022. Each year, the European Climate Initiative announces a call for project ideas, whereby non-profit organizations from EU Me...
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The areas of the Mantaritsa Reserve and the maintained Varbov Dol Reserve have been updated
23 Nov, 2021 | 15:29The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev signed orders for updating the areas of two protected territories – the Mantaritsa Reserve and the maintained Varbov Dol Reserve. The two protected areas were declared in 1968 by order of the Minister of Forestry and Forest Industry. Given the time of the declaration, the map material for t...
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The MOEW announced a public consultations on the protection objectives for the 13 protected areas in “Natura 2000”
22 Nov, 2021 | 15:28The Ministry of Environment and Water announced public consultations on the specific and detailed protection objectives for the 13 protected areas within the “Natura 2000” ecological network. The objectives were developed by an expert team headed by the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Science...
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Minister Lichev: The environment can do without humanity, but humanity cannot do without it
19 Nov, 2021 | 14:50“The environment can do without humanity, but humanity cannot do without it”. This was the message the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev addressed to the two winners in the first edition of the competition for students with high academic achievements “Green Support for a Sustainable Future”. Minister Lichev awar...
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Minister Asen Lichev approved amendment to the Forest Management Plan for the lands in the Gabrovo municipality
18 Nov, 2021 | 10:35The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev issued a decision approving the amendment to the Forestry Management Plan of the Territorial Division “State Forestry Gabrovo” with the main motif that the amendment of the plan is unlikely to have a significant negative impact on natural habitats and habitats of species subject to prote...