The Minister for the Environment and Water Julian Popov visited the Plovdiv Industrial Zone to become acquainted with the development of the natural industrial zone and the innovations introduced. He spoke with the team at the Centre for Clean Technologies and Efficient Use of Biomass at the Agricultural University of Plovdiv. Representatives of t...

Following reports about air pollution caused by the operations of the “Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant” AD, experts from the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water - Sofia carried out an unscheduled on-site inspection yesterday. During the inspection, unorganised emissions were detected escaping from the boiler house building, wh...

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) has ordered RIEW - Sofia to carry out an inspection following a report of unauthorised waste disposal near the village of Dolni Bogrov in the Kremikovtsi district. According to those who made the report, there is pollution of water bodies and adjacent areas within a protected zone of the European ecologi...

The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov met with representatives of the Bulgarian companies that produce agricultural fertilizers - "Neochim" and "Agropolychim", and the Association of Agricultural Producers in Bulgaria. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was the main topic of the discussion between the parties. Minister Pop...

The Caretaker Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov and the Chairman of the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) Assoc. Prof. Rosen Karadimo held a working meeting at the ministry regarding product fees and the functioning of the waste management system. During the meeting, the results from the work carried out by the two in...

Management companies are taking measures to ensure free volumes through preventive release of water masses As of 06.04.2026, the amount of available stored volumes in complex and significant dams is 5231.9 million cubic meters, which amounts to 80.05% of their total volume. The total stored volume is approximately 5% higher than the one report...

The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov declared four new protected areas and introduced changes to the area of two and the regime of one existing protected areas. Three of the protected areas are in the "protected area" category - "Carniolska blatnitsa - Gintsi village", "Swamp Snowdrop site" and "Kovachevska koriya", and one is in the...

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) is launching a new thematic section on the institution's website - "Waste in the Spotlight". "Waste in the Spotlight" is a section dedicated to a topic that is difficult, multi-layered, and important not only for the MOEW, but also for Bulgaria - waste. It is a topic significant not only for the directl...

The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov discussed with the Ambassador of the French Republic to Bulgaria H.E. Marie Dumoulin current topics on environmental protection. One of the important topics raised for discussion by the French side was the import of batteries and solar panels. Minister Popov shared the view that this is a common E...

The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov received representatives of the Association "For the Earth" at their request in order to discuss current topics related to the cleanliness of the atmospheric air in Sofia. Representatives of Sofia Municipality also participated in the meeting. The non-governmental association expressed concerns th...

“The rivers in the city await to be revived. And this is completely possible,” said Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov today during the award ceremony of the “Water Harmony” photo contest, which is organized by the Bulgarian Water Association in the building of the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, a...

The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov took part in a working meeting initiated by the Minister of Energy Traycho Traykov with the participation of the Minister of Economy and Industry Irina Shtonova. The meeting was held with representatives of the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Federation ...