“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...

A 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...

Regarding 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...

The 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...

  I want to say to all Bulgarians - by the end of the year, all those who are supplied with drinking water from the dams can remain calm, the dams are full. This was stated in the studio of “The day begins” on BNT by Asen Lichev, caretaker Minister of Environment and Water. I came to a budget with pre-determined payments in the...

The site for the installation of an automatic measuring station for air quality in Ruse has been determined by a protocol from 31st May  2021 by a working group consisting of experts from the Municipality of Ruse, the MOEW, the Executive Environment Agency (EEA), RIEW-Ruse, and the Regional Laboratory-Ruse with the EEA. The Municipality of Ru...

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev approved four fishing permits for fish and other aquatic organisms for scientific research purposes, which have been issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to four researchers from the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. They are needed to ...

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev revoked an order for deleting two century-old trees from the State register of protected natural sites. Thus Minister Lichev prevents the felling of the two trees. According to Order №RD-179/05.03.2021 of the Minister of Environment and Water, a century-old tree of the white mulberry species (Morus...

A total of 20 trucks with plastic waste detained at the border with Turkey are gradually being returned under strict control by MOEW authorities to their point of dispatch in Poland, Romania, Hungary, the Netherlands, Germany, and Bulgaria. On May 21st, the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW)-Stara Zagora received a signal from t...

Today, another meeting was held by Minister Asen Lichev and his entire political cabinet with representatives of non-governmental organizations working in the field of environmental protection. Please, be reminded that the Minister imposed an open-door policy as soon as he took office. The meeting was attended by representatives of NGOs involved i...

Minister Asen Lichev: Over 500 000 BGN in additional financial incentives have been given out to OPE in April   28 May 2021 / 15:33   Today my colleagues have the pleasure to present to you the so-called “Green book”, which is an assessment of the state of the environment for 2019. Before that, I want to share with yo...

In response to the numerous inquiries by the media, we would like to clarify that the EMEPA has no capacity to carry out payments for the costs of investment projects, due to the expenditure ceiling of 70 million BGN for this year imposed by the State Budget Act. Funds are available in the EMEPA bank account, but once the ceiling is reached in the...