The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Greece to the Republic of Bulgaria Alexios Marios Liberopoulos discussed issues related to the environment and deepening bilateral relations in this area. Minister Karamfilova met with Ambassador Liberopoulos at...

  In the period from March to October 2023, the Court of Auditors will conduct an audit of the implementation of contributions by priority axis 1 “Water” within the Operational Program “Environment” 2014-2020 to the national goals in the field of water supply and sanitation. The audited period is from 01.01.2014 to 31....

  Drafted in accord with the provisions of the Biodiversity Act, draft orders for the declaration of four protected areas under the ecological network “Natura 2000”, with designation for the protection of natural habitats and wild flora and fauna, were published for public discussion: The “Reka Lom” protected area, ...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova and the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany H.E. Irene Maria Plank discussed projects for bilateral cooperation in the field of environment. “We highly appreciate Germany’s support within these projects. In the field of the environment, the cooperation between ...

  The national system for early warning of the population in cases of disasters will notify 51% of the population at the municipal level. At the moment it covers about 39% of the population of Bulgaria. The modernization and upgrading of the system has been funded by the Operational Program “Environment 2014-2020” with 49.5 millio...

  For the seventeenth consecutive year, the National Trust Ecofund announced the 2023 Literary Competition in the name of Mimi Pramatarova - the first director of the Rila National Park and the brightest individual in the field of environmental protection in Bulgaria. The initiative is aimed at stimulating creativity in environmental protect...

  The 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...

  The 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...

  At 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...

  The 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, ...

A 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...

Upon 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...