National news
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Mineral water deposits have been approved for free use by municipalities in 2025
10 Dec, 2024 | 11:16The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov approved a List of mineral water deposits - exclusive state property, which may be provided free of charge to municipalities for management and use in 2025. The Ministry of Environment and Water may provide 9 mineral water deposits and 5 separate sections of deposits for management to the releva...
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A new protected area has been declared - the natural landmark "Cherveni Kamak" in the land of the village of Chelopech
09 Dec, 2024 | 14:08The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov issued an order declaring a new protected area - the natural landmark "Cherveni Kamak", with an area of 44 decares, located in the land of the village of Chelopech, Sofia region. The natural landmark "Cherveni Kamak" was declared on proposal by the Association of Parks in Bulgaria for the protec...
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Progress on the construction of the Struma motorway at the Berne Convention
06 Dec, 2024 | 14:56Today's decision enables the construction of the Eastern route to begin as soon as possible, thus allowing traffic to be diverted from the Kresna Gorge The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, at its 44th meeting today, maintained the file for the Struma Motorway through the Kresna Gorge as a possible file for the ninth consecutive year. At...
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Minister Petar Dimitrov supported the just cause of employees in the MOEW system for a salary increase
05 Dec, 2024 | 17:15The trend of not being able to staff the ministry with the necessary specialists to fulfill its key functional duties is becoming permanent and extremely worrying The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov met with representatives of the protesting employees of the Ministry of Environment and Water, after dozens of them blocked the inter...
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Deputy Minister Mihaela Krumova participated in a conference on green technologies and sustainable development in education
04 Dec, 2024 | 17:03Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Mihaela Krumova participated today in the official opening of the annual conference of the Center for Human Resources Development (CHRD) under the title "Green Technologies and Sustainable Development in Education and the Youth Sector", whose aim is to recognize youth projects in the field of green transitio...
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The Ministry of Environment and Water awarded nine prize-winning projects in the 16th National Student Competition "Ambassadors of Health"
04 Dec, 2024 | 16:01Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva presented the awards by the Ministry of Environment and Water to nine schools from the country for the prize-winning ranking of their projects in the 16th National Student Competition "Ambassadors of Health", organized by the Ministry of Health. In addition to diplomas, the winners from the first age group also receive...
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Climate change is the theme of this year's "Green Olympics"
03 Dec, 2024 | 10:30The next edition of the educational initiative "Green Olympics" is scheduled to begin on December 4. The campaign is traditionally supported by the Ministry of Environment and Water and aims to foster ecological culture among adolescents. In 2024, the theme of the Olympics will be climate change. The questions are dedicated to this topic, as well ...
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The water regime in the municipality of Pleven is canceled
02 Dec, 2024 | 11:21The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov met with the Mayor of Pleven and the municipal leadership to discuss the water supply problem The water regime in the municipality of Pleven is canceled as announced after a regular operational meeting of the municipal leadership of Pleven this morning, whereby the Minister of Environment and Wa...
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Remains of dead farm animals found in the Dzhendema reserve
29 Nov, 2024 | 14:15After an action by the Central Balkan National Park Directorate and the Ministry of Interior, coercive actions have been taken against the violator The Central Balkan National Park Directorate and the Ministry of Interior found in the Dzhendema reserve scattered remains of dead farm animals and an illegally placed van with a surveillance camera an...
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Minister Petar Dimitrov presented the SACW recommendations for the irrigation sector at the National Agricultural Seminar in Albena
28 Nov, 2024 | 17:36In the context of climate change, restoring irrigation infrastructure is an even more critical task Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov took part in the twelfth edition of the National Agro-Seminar, organized by the National Association of Grain Producers, which is celebrating its 18th anniversary. This year, the theme of the seminar,...
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The Supreme Advisory Council on Water adopted recommendations for the effective use of available water resources in the water supply and irrigation sectors
27 Nov, 2024 | 18:25The main reasons for the shortage of valuable natural water resources are the huge water losses in the water supply network, which in some places amount to over 80%, and in the irrigation systems, where water losses reach 90%. A meeting of the Supreme Advisory Council on Water (SACW) was held today at the Ministry of Environment and Water, chaired...
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New equipment for extinguishing forest fires was purchased with funds from the Environment Program
26 Nov, 2024 | 14:26The Directorate General for Fire Safety and Population Protection Received the new equipment The Directorate General for Fire Safety and Population Protection (DGFSPP) demonstrated the newly delivered forest fire extinguishing equipment purchased under the Environment Program at an event to mark the progress in the implementation of the project &l...