The Mid-Term Review of Significant Water Management Issues for all River Basin Management Districts have been published for public consultation. As a next step in the update of the River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) 2028-2033, Mid-Term Review of Significant Water Management Issues reports have been prepared for each River Basin Management Distri...

On June 26, 2025, the Ministry of Environment and Water notified the Association "National Agency for the Control of Protected Areas" (NACPA Association) of the unilateral termination of the Framework Cooperation Agreement. The agreement was signed on February 8, 2022 between Borislav Sandov in his capacity as Minister of Environment and Water and...

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MОEW) reminds all carriers, couriers, and participants in the cross-border transport of waste that the transport of recyclable waste on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria is carried out only in compliance with the requirements of national and European legislation. When carrying out cross-border transpo...

Today, after the inspection for oil pollution, Kabakum - North beach near Varna has already been cleaned. The cause for the pollution was an accident in a boiler room at the Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital. The company managing the rehabilitation hospital has taken immediate action, and cleaning activities began during the inspection. At prese...

Every year on February 2nd we celebrate World Wetlands Day. The global awareness -raising campaign under the auspices of the United Nations focuses on the critical importance of these biodiversity-rich and productive ecosystems. On February 2nd, 1971 the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance was signed in the Iranian city of Ramsar. I...

Experts from the Black Sea Region Basin Directorate - Varna conducted an inspection based on a report filed today about the pollution of the sand strip on the Kabakum - North beach. On site, contamination with used oil products was found on the sand strip in the area under a concrete collector for the discharge of surface water. The area of the af...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov ordered the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water – Sofia to prepare a precept as soon as possible, requiring the management of the Bobov Dol TPP to submit an investment program with short-term and long-term measures to bring the plant’s operations in line with the terms of its...

Experts from the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water - Veliko Tarnovo sealed two facilities at the chipboard (PCB) production line of Kronoshpan Bulgaria EOOD in Veliko Tarnovo, thereby halting the production activities of the installation. The actions were taken today in implementation of an Order (No. RD-18/15.01.2026) of the Directo...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov launched a site for the pre-treatment of non-hazardous mixed municipal waste and composting of separately collected bio-waste, located in the village of Ravadinovo, Sozopol Municipality, near the Regional Non-Hazardous Waste Landfill of the municipalities of Sozopol, Primorsko, and Tsarevo. The pro...

The Romanian side has ended the warning On January 20, the Danube Region Basin Directorate (DRBD) received a message from the Romanian side, ending the warning regarding the sunken barge in the Danube River. The message stated that the concentrations of pollutants had fallen below the threshold values. The results of the analysis of the water ...

By order of the Minister of Environment and Water, four new century-old trees have been declared protected. Two of them are approximately 250 years old. One is of the white willow species (Salix alba), located in the "Ragi" area in the land of the village of Oslen Krivodol, Mezdra Municipality. It has a trunk circumference of 3.90 m and a height o...

Experts from the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water – Veliko Tarnovo inspected the site of Kronospan – Bulgaria EOOD today with the aim of taking action to phase out and subsequently seal the facilities of the chipboard production line, including one dryer and two hot air facilities. The inspection is based on the finding f...