Bulgaria may be sanctioned by the European institutions with over EUR 500 million due to the bad waste management, the MEP from Renew Europe Group and former Minister of Environment and Water Iskra Mihaylova announced in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio commenting the case related to the Italian waste found on Varna Port. The import of waste in Bulgaria has exceeded the capacity of the companies to treat waste which is a result of the lack of control, MEP Mihailova pointed out. She reminded that in 2013 and 2014 Bulgaria had problems with waste utilization and the European Commission started infringement procedure against this country for unauthorized landfills and that such dump sites still exist in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria is among the top 5 countries in the EU in terms of growth in the number of nights spent by visitors in the period Apr-June 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, Eurostat said. The data show that the country is establishing itself as a..
Parliament has adopted, in first reading, amendments to the Tourism Act that regulate the criteria for the designation of National Resorts. The designation will be made by a decision of the Council of Ministers on the proposal of the Minister of..
One out of five Bulgarians has received support from the European Social Fund during the past 7 years, caretaker Minister of Social Affairs Ivaylo Ivanov said at the "Europe is with me" forum, organized by the "Human Resources..
MEP Elena Yoncheva is in the city of Sanaa, Yemen, aiming to reach the port city of Hodeidah on the Red Sea. There lies the hijacked ship Galaxy Leader,..
Gorna Oryahovitsa will host a review of amateur creativity and a Festival of military brass bands of the Ground Forces. From September..
Bulgarian Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov takes part in the B9 Defence Ministers Meeting, chaired by Romania and Poland. The forum..
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