Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria keen to participate in environmental assessment of waste-processing plant in Romania

Photo: BGNES archive

Days after citizens from both sides of the Danube River protested against the intention to build a plant for burning biological waste in the Romanian city of Giurgiu, Bulgaria's Environmental ministry has demanded to be involved in the environmental impact assessment of the project. The main reason is the danger of air pollution. 


The residents of Bulgaria's Ruse have been living in a toxic environment for years, and this project has reawakened protest actions. 

An initiative committee has been established in Ruse. A petition against the construction of an incinerator is also being organized, with over 1,600 signatures already collected.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

The AFET adopted a draft report on Skopje's progress and rejected the amendments proposed by Bulgaria

The European Parliament’s draft report on the Republic of North Macedonia’s progress toward EU membership was adopted by the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) with 40 votes in favour, 19 against and 10 abstentions, according to a report by BTA...

published on 6/24/25 3:10 PM
Atanas Zapryanov

Defence Ministry proposes wartime HQs for state authorities

Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov has proposed the establishment of wartime command centres for state institutions . A draft decree from the Council of Ministers on this matter has been published for public consultation. The initiative aims to ensure..

published on 6/24/25 2:51 PM
The Justice Minister, Georgi Georgiev, announced plans to update state fees for Bulgarian citizenship.

Fees for Bulgarian citizenship are set to increase sharply

The Ministry of Justice has proposed an amendment to Tariff No. 1 of the State Fees Act, outlining the fees charged by courts, the prosecution service, investigative services, and the Ministry of Justice. According to the government press service, the..

published on 6/24/25 2:04 PM