A meeting at the Ministry of Environment and Water took place in the attendance of the Deputy Ministers of Environment and Water Emilia Toncheva and Reneta Koleva, the Head of Operational Program “Environment” (OPE) Valeria Kalcheva, a specialist from the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works and 18 representatives of munici...

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) is making a new proposal for inclusion of measures in the Recovery and Resilience National Plan of Bulgaria in the part “Biodiversity”. The purpose of the proposed investment is to contribute to the Green Transition of Bulgaria. The measure is also in line with the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strat...

The MOEW political leadership met with the directors of the regional inspectorates of environment and water (RIEW), the basin directorates, the national parks, the Executive Environment Agency (EEA), and the Enterprise for Management of Environmental Protection Activities (EMEPA). At the meeting, current issues related to the activities of the Min...

Given the importance of the investment intention and the alleged negative impact on the environment, the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev sent a letter today to the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) with a notification that the procedure can be resumed. In the letter, Minister Lichev emphasizes that the environmental impact assessment ...

“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...