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MOEW held a meeting with representatives of the “For the Earth” Association
09 Jun, 2021 | 13:06The Ministry of Environment and Water held a meeting with representatives of the environmental Association “For the Earth” on issues addressed to the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev at the end of May. The topics included GMO regulations in the EU, waste management, the use of RDF modified waste fuels, and air quality. The...
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Asen Lichev: The dams are full, there will be drinking water for the Black Sea coast
08 Jun, 2021 | 18:37Asen Lichev: The dams are full, there will be drinking water for the Black Sea coast 08 June 2021 / 18:37 The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev on the BTV talk show "Face to Face" Conversation with Asen Lichev, Minister of Environment and Water Topic: The work of the caretaker government; audit at the Minist...
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Minister Lichev ensured fulfillment of requirements within the Water Framework Directive
08 Jun, 2021 | 15:52The Minister of Environment and Water eng. Asen Lichev approved programs for monitoring of surface and groundwater for the period 2021 - 2022, which are part of the river basin management plans adopted by decisions by the Council of Ministers. The implementation of the programs should have been financially secured at the end of last year, but this ...
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Deputy Minister Toncheva: For MOEW priorities are nature, biodiversity and its preservation
07 Jun, 2021 | 18:36“Exercise your powers competently and professionally, because thus we can protect our nature and stop encroachments on biodiversity.” This was said by the Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Emilia Toncheva at a meeting with the regional structures of the Ministry. She gave the example of the most recent case with the poison...
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MOEW presented funding opportunities to municipalities with zoos
07 Jun, 2021 | 18:06A meeting at the Ministry of Environment and Water took place in the attendance of the Deputy Ministers of Environment and Water Emilia Toncheva and Reneta Koleva, the Head of Operational Program “Environment” (OPE) Valeria Kalcheva, a specialist from the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works and 18 representatives of munici...
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MOEW proposes new biodiversity measures for the Recovery and Resilience Plan
07 Jun, 2021 | 17:37The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) is making a new proposal for inclusion of measures in the Recovery and Resilience National Plan of Bulgaria in the part “Biodiversity”. The purpose of the proposed investment is to contribute to the Green Transition of Bulgaria. The measure is also in line with the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strat...
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MOEW leadership met with the directors of its regional structures
07 Jun, 2021 | 15:35The MOEW political leadership met with the directors of the regional inspectorates of environment and water (RIEW), the basin directorates, the national parks, the Executive Environment Agency (EEA), and the Enterprise for Management of Environmental Protection Activities (EMEPA). At the meeting, current issues related to the activities of the Min...
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Minister Asen Lichev sent a letter to the Road Infrastructure Agency requesting presentation of the studied options for a route through the Petrohan Pass
07 Jun, 2021 | 11:34Given the importance of the investment intention and the alleged negative impact on the environment, the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev sent a letter today to the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) with a notification that the procedure can be resumed. In the letter, Minister Lichev emphasizes that the environmental impact assessment ...
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Днес отбелязваме Световния ден на околната среда
05 Jun, 2021 | 09:28“I in nature and the care for nature in me” Dear compatriots, On June 5th, we mark the World Environment Day, dedicated to the efforts to preserve nature. Protecting the planet, as our common home, is a common cause for all humanity. I am convinced that in the name of this great goal, we must unite and put aside all di...
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13 million BGN under OPE are provided for the expropriation of land in the boundaries of NATURA 2000
04 Jun, 2021 | 17:43A procedure under Operational Program „Environment 2014-2020“ (OPE) provides 13 million BGN for expropriation of land in the boundaries of NATURA 2000. This was explained by Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva at the regular meeting of the MOEW management with representatives of the non-governmental sector. She presen...
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On air quality
04 Jun, 2021 | 14:40Regarding publications in the media, based on Eurostat data showing that air in Bulgaria is the most polluted in Europe according to PM2.5 content, we note that the values are from 2019, during the term in office of the previous government. Although the average annual concentration of PM2.5 in EU urban areas in 2019 gradually decreases to 12.6 &mu...
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Drinking water supply in the country is guaranteed until the end of the year
03 Jun, 2021 | 10:25The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) would like to inform Bulgarian citizens that: The “Iskar” Dam’s total volume is 88% full, which guarantees the drinking water supply of the capital until the end of the year. The “Kamchia” Dam is almost 100% full, and Yasna Polyana Dam is 93% full, which guarantees the dri...