New data show that there is no danger of pollution on the Bulgarian coast after the explosion at an oil refinery in Romania. The analysis was carried out on the basis of a computer simulation, which covers the period 2nd – 10th July 2021. For this time period there is no entry of objects moving on the sea surface in the Exclusive Economic Zon...

There is no danger for the Bulgarian coast from a possible spill from the explosion in the oil refinery 25 km North of the Romanian city of Constanta. This is indicated by a computer simulation that covers the first 24 hours after 7p.m. today. The simulation was prepared by the “Center for Integrated Management and Monitoring of the Coastal Z...

In response to the explosion in an oil refinery 25 km North of the Romanian city of Constanta, RIEW-Varna took immediate action to identify possible transborder air pollution. A mobile automatic station for air quality control will be positioned in the village of Durankulak, Municipality of Shabla. According to data from the Varna branch of the Na...

The Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Emilia Toncheva, the Director of the Rila National Park Krasimir Andonov, the Director of RIEW - Blagoevgrad Angel Georgiev and an expert from the National Service for Nature Protection at the MOEW visited the site of the accident over the town of Belitsa, whereby a brown bear attacked a woman early this...

The government approved Bulgaria's position within a legal case before the Court of Justice of the European Union imposing sanctions on the country for non-compliance with its obligations on air quality. Bulgaria has provided information showing that it has taken measures to ensure compliance with the decision by the Court of Justice of the EU fro...

On proposal by the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev, the government approved additional 8,584,747 BGN to be transferred to the budget of the 2021 Ministry of Environment and Water for the needs of the Executive Environment Agency (EEA). This alleviates the burden on the budget of the Ministry of Environment and Water by nearly 8.6 mill...

“As long as there is no unified management of the water sector, all institutions are pulling the rug in their direction, whereby the interests of the people remain neglected.” This was said by the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev in the show "Studio Ha" on 7/8 TV. Asked about the protests by residents of Brestovitsa becaus...

Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov visited the village of Baikal, Municipality of Dolna Mitropolia, on the occasion of the Danube Day. The initiative included art painting, a presentation of a mobile laboratory for river water testing and a lecture by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tihomir Stefanov from the National Museum of Natural History...

In relation to the parliamentary election campaign, the MOEW announces that the Open Doors Day meetings with NGOs every Friday are temporarily suspended.

The Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva met with representatives of the Bulgarian Association of the Cement Industry (BACI), the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria (NAMRB) and the cement plants - Holcim Bulgaria EAD, Devnya Cement AD, and Zlatna Panega Cement AD. The meeting was provoked by a lette...

The new European directive banning single-use plastic products is expected to enter into force in early September. The document will be published for public discussion in the beginning of July and is expected to be submitted to the Council of Ministers by the end of August. This was stated by Reneta Koleva, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Enviro...

Today, the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev appointed Zinka Kirilova Stoykova acting director of the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) - Burgas. Previously Ms. Stoykova was Head of the Department “Air, Harmful Physical Factors, Water, Hazardous Chemicals and Complex Pollution Prevention and Control” at...