National news
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MOEW Position on the media publications about a signal against Deputy Minister Toma Belev to the Commission for Anti-Corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forfeiture
16 Feb, 2022 | 16:49The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) is of the opinion that the titles of publications in some media based on information disseminated by the Commission for Anti-Corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forefeiture (CACIAF) are misleading and undermine the reputation of the Ministry and the Deputy Minister Toma Belev. The decisions by CAC...
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Minister Sandov: RES present an opportunity for energy independence and climate change adaptation
11 Feb, 2022 | 12:55Renewable energy sources (RES), photovoltaic and wind power in particular, present an excellent opportunity for Bulgaria for energy independence and climate change adaptation. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Change and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov yesterday during the forum “Possible solutions to ener...
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Deputy Minister Nikolay Sidzhimov exchanged experience with NGOs on the introduction of a packaging deposit system
10 Feb, 2022 | 17:41The Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Nikolay Sidzhimov met with Anna Larson - director of the NGO RELOOP, which works on circular economy, Desislava Stoykova - legal advisor to the National Association of Municipalities in Bulgaria (NAMRB) and Asya Dobrudzhalieva - chairman of the Association of Environmentalists from Municipalities in Bulg...
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Minister Sandov is the Bulgarian Chairperson of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea and Head of the Bulgarian Delegation to the Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
10 Feb, 2022 | 12:00The Council of Ministers appointed the Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov as the Bulgarian chairperson for the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution and as head of the Bulgarian delegation to the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River. At...
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Danube countries’ ministers approved the international Basin Management Plan until 2027
09 Feb, 2022 | 16:20Minister Borislav Sandov and Deputy Minister Maria Achkova participated in the ministerial meeting of the parties to the Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and the Sustainable Use of the Danube River. During the meeting, the ministers approved the international Danube River Basin Management Plan and the Danube Basin Risk Management...
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RIEW-Plovdiv closed the production site next to the quarries above the village of Belashtitsa
07 Feb, 2022 | 18:56The Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water - Plovdiv (RIEW-Plovdiv) has issued a prescription for termination of all activities by the two stone quarries near the Plovdiv village of Belashtitsa. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov, who met with the protesters ...
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RIEW-Veliko Tarnovo Director Requested Review of the EIA Report on the Investment Proposal by “Petrurgia” OOD
07 Feb, 2022 | 18:49The Director of RIEW-Veliko Tarnovo requested the Expert Ecological Council to review the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report on the investment proposal “Construction of a logistics and storage site for stone fractions, of facilities for production of stone wool, of energy source for the production needs, of buildings and loading sit...
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The European Commission approved the Bulgarian National Framework for Natura 2000 Priority Actions for 2021-2027
04 Feb, 2022 | 16:21In an official letter, the European Commission via the Permanent Representation of Bulgaria in Brussels informed the Ministry of Environment and Water that the National Framework for Natura 2000 Priority Actions for the programming period 2021-2027 of Bulgaria has been approved and encourages the Bulgarian authorities to ensure that all ide...
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Minister Borislav Sandov: Energy subsidies will not cease, but the state cannot encourage coal burning
04 Feb, 2022 | 12:16“The Ministry of Environment and Water and the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy are discussing to terminate energy subsidies for coal, especially in cities where we have proven exigencies in norms for fine particulate matter,” said Minister Borislav Sandov at the National Assembly plenary. The state cannot participate in air...
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Minister Sandov met with the Ambassador of Israel
04 Feb, 2022 | 09:11The Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov met with the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Bulgaria His Excellency Mr Yoram Elron. Minister Sandov expressed satisfaction with the long-term fruitful cooperation between Bulgaria and Israel in the field of water management and readines...
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Minister Sandov met with the ambassadors of Sweden, Finland, and Denmark
03 Feb, 2022 | 09:15The Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov met yesterday with the Ambassador of Sweden Her Excellency Katarina Rangnitt, the Ambassador of Finland Her Excellency Kristiina Kuvaja, and the Ambassador of Denmark His Excellency Jes Brogaard Nielsen. The ambassadors noted that issues related to c...
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Bulgarian intention to join the OECD International Climate Action Program has been approved
02 Feb, 2022 | 15:56The Government approved the intention by the Republic of Bulgaria to join the International Climate Action Program (IPAC) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The decision authorizes the Minister of Environment and Water to sign and send to the OECD Secretary General an application for accession. IPAC monitors and e...