A mission of the Environmental Policy Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is in Sofia on April 4 and 5. Meetings will be held at the Ministry of Environment and Water, where a technical overview will be presented and issues related to Bulgaria's compliance with the OECD’s instruments will be discussed.
The purpose of the mission is to assess the country’s progress in the environment sector. The discussions cover topics related to eco-efficiency and the effectiveness of environmental policies. This is the first mission of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in Bulgaria. It is the result of the active hard work of the Ministry of the Environment and Water and its achievements in the sector.
Under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Spain has said it will send two aircraft, each with a capacity of around 6 tonnes, to help fight the wildfires in Bulgaria. It is likely that the flying machines will be able to join the extinguishing efforts as..
Bulgaria is actively working with Greece and Romania to secure EU funding for infrastructure projects to be used for both military and civilian purposes. This is what Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov explained to the MPs in Parliament..
Sofia Airport has not been affected by the global IT outage , which has hampered companies from all over the world, the press centre of Sofia Airport told BTA. There might be cancelled or delayed flights because of other affected airports or..
A total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov..
A state of emergency remains in force in seven villages in the border municipality of Bolyarovo. The fight against the fire at the village of Voden..
A fire has started in Greece a kilometre and a half from the Bulgarian border and is slowly moving towards it. The fire is located in an extremely..
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