The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev informed by letter the Deputy Prime Minister for European Funds Atanas Pekanov that the first stage of the procedure for environmental assessment of the draft National Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria has been completed. An opinion was expressed on the thoroughness of the re...

  On the TV1 program “Questions”, the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev commented on the reasons to undertake a coercive measure against the Executive Agency “Maritime Administration” to suspend the cargo transfer activities from the ship “Vera Su” on the night of September 27th due to imminent ...

  We remind civil society organizations interested in the regular Open door meetings that, by decision of Minister Asen Lichev in compliance with the anti-epidemic measures, the meetings will continue online every Friday from 14.00h. We ask all participants who have confirmed their attendance to inform us of topics of interest to their organ...

Minister Asen Lichev declared protected two centuries-old sycamore trees (Platanus hybrid) in front of the Sfumato theater and a yew-tree (Taxus baccata) in the garden of the Regional History Museum of Sofia - the emblematic building of the Central Mineral Bath. As of today, by order of the Minister of Environment and Water, any action that would ...

By order of the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev, additional area monitoring of sea waters in the vicinity of ​​the run-aground “Vera Su” ship will start today and will serve as the base for environmental consequences analysis in subsequent rescue operations. The monitoring plan was developed jointly with experts from the ...

  By order of the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev, a frequent one-hour water sampling has been carried out in the area of ​​the run-aground ship “Vera Su”, also during the past night. Ammonium nitrogen ​​remains stable at normal value ​​for coastal waters in the area. Samples are taken to measure indicators, such as ...

The value for ammonium nitrogen measured yesterday, 30th September 2021, two days after the cessation of the cargo transfer from the run-aground ship “Vera Su”, shows a tendency to stay at the values measured before the failed transfer operation. The MOEW will continue to monitor the condition of Black Sea waters in the immediate vicin...

  Seventeen Bulgarian municipalities and cities participated in the 20th edition of the European Mobility Week 2021. The campaign encourages local authorities to introduce and support measures for sustainable transport and constitutes an opportunity to improve air quality in cities and ensure sustainable environmental solutions for the urban ...

  The measured value of ammonium nitrogen in the second consecutive sampling after the cargo transfer activities from the run-aground ship were terminated, taken on 29th September 2021 at the same site in the vicinity of the ship, shows that concentrations are reducing and approach the value, measured on Monday, September 27th, 2021, before t...

At a briefing for journalists, the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev confirmed that by draining the fuel from the lower tanks of the run-aground ship the main risk to the environment in the area of ​​Kamen Bryag has been overcome. Practically, this means that there is no possibility for the tank to get punctured and for dangerous fuel (...

  Today, September 30th, 2021, from 11:00h the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev will give a short briefing for journalists in the building of the Ministry of Environment and Water at 22 Maria Luiza Blvd., 2nd floor.

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev approved the methodological guidelines for the development of municipal/regional waste management plans. The guidelines are designed to assist local authorities in developing waste management plans for the period 2021-2028, which is the period of validity for the National Waste Management Plan. The...