Deputy Minister of Environment and Water, eng. Petar Dimitrov, led an inspection in the area of the “​​Asparuhov Val” Dam, located within the lands of the town of Kozloduy, Kozloduy municipality, Zlatia and Razgrad villages, Vulchedrum municipality.  During the inspection, it was established that agricultural activities were carri...

Today, the Standing Committee of the Berne Convention decided not to open a file on the route of the Struma motorway through the Kresna Gorge. The case remains under the category a “possible file”, as for the last 6 years. The decision was taken at the Standing Committee meeting on 29 November-3 December 2021. At the meeting, the resul...

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev declared protected status for a cer (Quercus cerris) century-old tree in the village of Dobrina, Municipality of Provadia, District of Varna. The tree is about 170 years old, with a height of 25 meters and a trunk circumference of 3.77 meters. By order of the Minister, the uprooting, felling, pruni...

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev approved new internal rules for processing notifications for import and export of waste to/from the Republic of Bulgaria from/to EU Member States and third countries. The rules are designed to overcome the delay in issuing consents or raising objections to notifications for transborder transportati...

“The 2022 budget provides for a 20% increase in the salaries of national parks employees, which I hope will contribute to fair treatment compared to renumeration for other colleagues.” This was announced by the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev at the event for the 30th anniversary of the Central Balkan National Park, which ...

Within the term in office of the caretaker government, the MOEW has drafted three legislative bills that have also been adopted by the Council of Ministers in early November. The priority consideration of these bills by the 47th National Assembly will lead to the termination by the EC of five infringement procedures in the environmental sector. Wi...

The competition is organized as part of the National Program for Prevention of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases 2021-2025 on initiative by the Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Environment and Waters, the WHO Office in Bulgaria, a...

  During the Consultative Council on the European Green Deal, the Ministry of Environment and Water presented the vision and course of action of the new European policy, which offers opportunities to make sustainability a reality and identifies the challenges ahead of Europe. The proposals of the “Fit for 55%” legislative package...

On the day of national mourning in memory of the victims of the two tragic incidents on the territory of the country, Minister Asen Lichev on his own behalf and on behalf of the entire team of the Ministry of Environment and Water, sent memorial wreaths to the Embassy of the Republic of North Macedonia in Sofia and to the mayor of the village of Ro...

The Sixth Call for Proposals for the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) starts today and spans from 23 November 2021 to 12 January 2022. Each year, the European Climate Initiative announces a call for project ideas, whereby non-profit organizations from EU Me...

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev signed orders for updating the areas of ​​two protected territories – the Mantaritsa Reserve and the maintained Varbov Dol Reserve. The two protected areas were declared in 1968 by order of the Minister of Forestry and Forest Industry. Given the time of the declaration, the map material for t...

The Ministry of Environment and Water announced public consultations on the specific and detailed protection objectives for the 13 protected areas within the “Natura 2000” ecological network. The objectives were developed by an expert team headed by the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Science...