Ivelina Vasileva

The Green Deal shows how to transform our way of life and work so that we live more efficiently, said  Chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Water in parliament Ivelina Vasileva at an online conference on "Climate policy and the Green Deal " - challenges and opportunities".

Sofia. The Parliament ratified an agreement for the provision of advisory services by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for river basin and flood risk management plans in Bulgaria, Focus News Agency reports.

There is enough water in the dams for electricity production, water supply and irrigation, announced outgoing Environment Minister Ivelina Vasileva.

The outgoing Bulgarian government is to grant more than BGN 86 M to local authorities in Dobrich to work on the northeastern town's water cycle.

The transfer has been affirmed in an agreement signed by outgoing Environment Minister Ivelina Vasileva and Dobrich Mayor Yordan Yordanov.

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOSV) is launching a BGN 3.5 M scheme aimed at municipalities for the development of mineral springs on their territory, stated Environment Minister Ivelina Vasileva.

The funds for the project have been secured from early trading with greenhouse gas emissions.

EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Canete, will pay a two-day visit to Bulgarian on Thursday and Friday.

Lukoil Neftochim, a Burgas-based oil refinery, will be slapped with a fine for contaminating the city's air with hydrogen sulfide, Environment Minister Ivelina Vasileva has said.

Vasileva has told the Bulgarian National Television the official announcement is to come from local authorities later on Friday.

Some BGN 1 M will be spent on electric cars for civil servants working in the state and municipal administration, Bulgaria's Environment Minister Ivelina Vasileva said on Wednesday.

In an interview with private national bTV station, she opined the move would set an example for citizens to follow.

Bulgaria's Environment Minister Ivelina Vasileva will cut the ribbon on a new waste management system in the northwestern city of Vidin ON Tuesday afternoon.

The site was built with funding provided under operational program Environment 2007-2013, according to a media statement of the Environment Ministry.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Bulgaria has failed to fulfil its obligations under the EU Landfill Directive and has not taken the necessary steps to open new landfills matching EU requirements, according to Bulgarian media reports. 

The ECJ has not made clear in its ruling what penalties Bulgaria will face for the delay, Sofia-based Capital daily reported on Monday.