National news
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Minister Asen Lichev will hold a briefing for journalist at 11:00h
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:06Today, September 30th, 2021, from 11:00h the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev will give a short briefing for journalists in the building of the Ministry of Environment and Water at 22 Maria Luiza Blvd., 2nd floor.
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Minister Asen Lichev approved Methodological guidelines for development of Municipal waste management plans
29 Sep, 2021 | 11:23The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev approved the methodological guidelines for the development of municipal/regional waste management plans. The guidelines are designed to assist local authorities in developing waste management plans for the period 2021-2028, which is the period of validity for the National Waste Management Plan. The...
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NGO Open Doors Day to continue online
28 Sep, 2021 | 15:30To observe the anti-epidemic measures by decision of Minister Lichev, the Ministry of Environment and Water will continue to hold the Friday regular NGO Open Doors Day online. Interested participants are invited to send their email address by 16.00h on the previous Thursday to the following e-mail: press@moew.government.bg. Participants will be a...
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Minister Asen Lichev issued a coercive administrative measure for the suspension of the unloading of the “Vera Su” ship
28 Sep, 2021 | 11:52The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev issued a coercive administrative measure to the Executive Agency “Maritime Administration” to suspend the activities of unloading the cargo - urea, from the Black Sea vessel “Vera Su” due to the imminent danger of pollution of Black Sea waters. RIEW officials found that when...
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The results from sea water samples taken on 25th September near the run-aground ship are ready
27 Sep, 2021 | 15:14The Black Sea Basin Directorate analyzed the test results from the two water samples taken on 25th September 2021. We remind you that during the inspection two Black Sea water samples were taken: the first was sampled in the immediate proximity of the ship in the direction of the open sea, and the second - in front of the bow of the ship, where the...
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MOEW Position on securing the run-aground ship near Kamen Bryag
26 Sep, 2021 | 10:41After acquainting himself in detail with the current factual situation related to the security of the “Vera Su” cargo ship, run aground near Kamen Bryag, the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev states the following position: The shipowner and the insurer have been responsible for the refloating of the ship for...
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Black Sea water samples were collected in the vicinity of the run-aground ship on a signal for leakage of nitrogen fertilizers into the sea
25 Sep, 2021 | 17:41Today, September 25th, 2021, experts from the Black Sea Basin Directorate-Varna and the Regional Laboratory at the Executive Environment Agency carried out an inspection and sampling by boat of the Maritime Administration Directorate-Varna, on a signal for leakage of nitrogen fertilizers in the sea from the cargo ship “Vera Su” that is ...
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Minister Asen Lichev held a consultative meeting on issues of climate neutrality
24 Sep, 2021 | 12:39The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev held a meeting with Dr Lachezar Kostov, senior research fellow at the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Vice-Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna. The aim of the meeting was to consult on issues related to the...
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For four months the MOEW accelerated by 57% the delayed reclamation of municipal landfills within the EU infringement procedure
23 Sep, 2021 | 15:50As a result of the efforts by the team of the Ministry of Environment and Water, the physical implementation of the activities for completion of the projects for reclamation of landfills financed under OPE 2014-2020 and the EMEPA has been accelerated. Only for the period May-September 2021 the technical reclamation of 27 ladfills h...
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The MOEW resumes the NGO Open Doors Day
21 Sep, 2021 | 09:55On decision by Minister Asen Lichev, the Ministry of Environment and Water resumes holding the Open Doors Day for NGOs every Friday. The practice was temporarily suspended due to the parliamentary elections campaign. We kindly remind that in connection with the epidemiological situation in the country related to the spread of COVID-19, the meeting...
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Minister Asen Lichev informed about overdue public state payments by water utility companies
20 Sep, 2021 | 16:02The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev informed by letter the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works and the Chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission about the overdue public state payments by water utility companies under the Water Act to the four basin directorates within the MOEW structure with the purpose of ...
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Minister Asen Lichev met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rumen Aleksandrov
20 Sep, 2021 | 13:53Minister Asen Lichev met for a working meeting with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rumen Aleksandrov to discuss priority issues concerning Bulgarian membership in the European Union in relation to the need to find a solution for the future development of our country in view of the Union’s ambitious policy in climate and energy. T...