Environmentalists from all over the country are organizing protests today against the amendments to the Water Act and the regulation on the use of surface waters, proposed by the Minister of Environment and Water in the caretaker government Asen Lichev.
“The amendments aim to mitigate the requirements for building new hydroelectric power stations in protected territories,” Nikolay Grazhdanski from Panega 2021 angling club commented for the BNR. According to Dimitar Kumanov from Balkanka association the amendments proposed legalize the illegally built power stations. “With the exception of three hydroelectric power plants, all others do not have constituted construction rights, and the minister wants this situation to go on forever,” he added.
The country's financial situation and preparations for this year's budget were discussed at today's meeting of the Council for Shared Governance. Speaking at a briefing after the meeting, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said that the government would not..
The Bulgarian government will work to restore the image of the country as a reliable economic partner and a promising location for investments and business. This was what Minister of Economy Petar Dilov said at a meeting with Boni..
There is chronic shortage of personnel in the wine sector, producers from Plovdiv say. Fewer young people want to work as technologists. The industry fears that the profession may disappear in the future. Annually, about 250..
For the third consecutive year, the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in New York hosted the annual alumni meeting of the American..
In 2024, Bulgarian employers increased the import of labor from non-EU countries, according to data from the National Employment Agency. A total..
On February 3 (Monday), a joint contingent of officers from Bulgaria, Austria, Romania and Hungary will begin guarding the Bulgaria-Turkiye..
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