Pavlikeni Municipality expects grant funding from the Agriculture State Fund to replace the water pipes of six of the villages most affected by the water shortage seven out of 20 settlements in the municipality are experiencing serious water shortages Pavlikeni Municipality is the most affected by the water crisis in the Veliko Tarnovo region Together with the Yovkovtsi Water and Sewerage Company repairs are being made to alleviate the water shortages in the settlements Replacement of water supply network in six settlements – Dolna Lipnitsa with Gorna Lipnitsa Duskot and Butovo and the other pair of villages are Lesicheri and Patresh" The water supply systems of the six villages are financed by the "Agriculture" fund the old pumping station will be restored and the route of the pressure water supply system will be replaced a well in the water supply area is being cleaned The project for replacing the water supply network of Byala Cherkva has been submitted to the Regional Ministry which will be financed by the state under the investment program for municipalities Correspondence is being conducted with the Ministry of Ecology and "Irrigation Systems" to grant permission to the "Yovkovtsi" Water Supply and Sewerage Company for additional quantities of water from the "Alexander Stamboliyski" dam which will be released along the old irrigation canals in order to raise the levels of the drainage fields from which the Pavlikeni villages of Batak and Karaisen "Our request is to release water also along the main Nikyupski canal in order to support the irrigation of the drainage fields of Lesicheri and partially of Stambolovo" The unspent advances from the state under the contracts concluded last year are delaying construction said Mayor Emanuil Manolov and gave an example of the water supply project for the village of Nedan: "The builder is worried about piling up all the heavy equipment and pipes without having clarity on when we will receive the advance Our requests for an advance were in August last year More news from Bulgaria HOT: » What kind of news would you like to see more of? the municipality of Pavlikeni in Bulgaria is on the verge of declaring a partial state of emergency half of the villages in the municipality are currently under water restrictions with more expected to follow suit as summer progresses The primary cause of this crisis is the depletion of local water sources authorities have initiated measures such as releasing water through the canals of "Irrigation Systems" to replenish local water reserves This water will be funded by the municipal water and sanitation company the Ministry of Environment currently limits the amount of water that can be released from the "Al Stamboliyski" dam to 200,000 cubic meters per month despite requests for 2 million cubic meters Authorities are preparing to activate a new water main in these locations to address the ongoing water supply challenges In related news Kyustendil's mayor has imposed strict water conservation measures amid severe shortages with potential regulations pending for affected areas due to ongoing drought conditions We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria Tourism in Bulgaria has made significant strides toward recovery in 2024 though it still hasn't returned to pre-pandemic levels of 2019 Former Environment Minister Assen Lichev has accused Greece of violating Bulgaria’s rights within the European Union A serious criminal case has emerged in Sofia after the body of a man was discovered in a water-filled basement of a municipal apartment building and Poland will assist their Bulgarian colleagues in maintaining public order across resorts along the Black Sea The shortage of workers for Bulgaria's seaside hospitality sector continues to grow Heating disruptions continue to affect multiple neighborhoods in Sofia with residents in at least eight districts and parts of several others left without heating and hot water due to technical failures The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology forecasts that May will bring temperatures ranging from 2°C to 33°C across Bulgaria the weather will be mostly sunny—around and after midday cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds will develop Bulgaria and Greece have signed a draft Joint Declaration regarding the use of the Arda River waters over the next five years following a decision by the Bulgarian Council of Ministers The weather across Bulgaria on May 1 will begin with sunshine in the morning followed by an increase in cloud cover during the afternoon The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria has repealed legislative changes made two years ago that permitted the installation of photovoltaic (solar) systems on arable agricultural land Bulgaria will experience mostly sunny weather accompanied by a light to moderate east-northeast wind Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update Housing Prices Soar in Bulgaria’s Major Cities as Demand and Supply Strain Increase The participants in the 62nd international tourist regatta along the Danube River are expected to arrive in the Bulgarian town of Vidin The regatta started out from Ingolstadt in Germany in June and will end in September in the river’s delta “The participants in the regatta expected in Vidin number almost 100 The site singled out for their tent camp is near Baba Vida fortress,” said Emilia Nikolova director of “Humanitarian activities” at Vidin municipality “Vidin municipality has undertaken to organize everything needed around the tent camp On Monday the participants in the regatta will meet with representatives of the municipality and on the following day The entire regatta covers more than 2,000 kms The participants join it at different stages Only on the Day of Bravery and Holiday of the Bulgarian Army (May 6) we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three of perhaps the most interesting machines from our outdoor exhibition Dozens of enthusiasts and nature lovers will kick off the 44th edition of the Move and Win campaign with a spring hike to Bozhur Hut The meeting point will be the Vladishki Bridge in Veliko Tarnovo The third edition of the Samardala Festival will be held on 3 May in the central square of Nova Zagora is used as a spice and is harvested at the peak of its flowering in May we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three. english@bnr.bg A huge incinerator capable of burning the waste of all the towns and villages in Bulgaria A project with risks of serious pollution which over the years has attracted hard-to-explain support from local and national authorities Watch the English version of the video here. Абонирайте се за бюлетина на АКФ, за да научавате за най-новите ни разследвания и анализи: С натискане на бутона потвърждавате, че сте запознати с Политиката ни за поверителност the new film by the Anti-Corruption Fund Foundation (ACF) recounts the attempts of Rumen Gaitansky “The Wolf” to build Bulgaria’s largest waste incinerator in one of the most fertile parts of the Danube Plain Gaitanski’s company Petrurgia was granted a concession[1] to mine basalt near the village of Varbovka Petrurgia submitted a new investment proposal to manufacture stone wool from the basalt extracted from the concession One disturbing element of the project – which subsequently caused large-scale civil protests in Pavlikeni – is the fact that the proposed plant would be fully powered by its own “energy source” – a waste incinerator[2] The proposed capacity of the incinerator would make it the largest facility of this kind in Bulgaria “The construction of an incinerator with such capacity is neither a local nor a regional issue as it will concentrate all waste-related problems in Bulgaria in one location,” said Danita Zarichinova an ecologist and member of the Environmental Expert Council at the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Waters (RIEW) – Veliko Tarnovo burning 1,160 tonnes of RDF (refuse-derived fuel) daily This is equal to 423,000 tonnes per year which is almost equal to the amount of waste generated by all settlements in Bulgaria combined (430,000 tonnes) These figures were mentioned in the environmental impact assessment report provided by the investor[3] “The enormous capacity of the plant’s energy source raises doubts about the true nature of the business idea that Petrurgia wants to implement at Varbovka Is it the case that the production of rock wool serves as a screen for the creation of the largest waste processing centre in Bulgaria and the Balkans” The investor’s profile also provides grounds for such doubts waste has been a central part of the business of Petrurgia’s owner Companies related to Gaitanski have contracts to collect and transport the waste in many districts of Sofia and many towns and cities in the country the execution of Petrurgia’s project often goes beyond the reach of the law and enjoys hard-to-explain support from local and national authorities in 2021 Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Waters – Veliko Tarnovo decided that there was no need for Petrurgia to submit a new environmental assessment report following the amendment to the spatial plan for the project site[4] The regional inspectorate took this decision although the original plan The space was transformed from a site for basalt extraction to a stone wool manufacturing facility with its power plant producing energy by burning RDF fuel according to the then decision by RIEW – Veliko Tarnovo the changes were “unlikely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment and human health”[5] The regional inspectorate made this assessment despite twice requesting and receiving an opinion from the Regional Health Inspectorate – Veliko Tarnovo that “the information submitted by the investor is not sufficient to conclude whether the project is hazardous to human health and the environment”[6] Similar deficiencies are found in the environmental impact assessment report for the project submitted by the investor at the end of 2021 The report fails to address the issue of the residues from the incineration process which according to the manufacturer of the equipment will be no less than 19% of all incinerated waste or more than 220 tonnes per day “There is nowhere for this hazardous waste to be transported and treated There are two landfills for hazardous waste in the whole of Northern Bulgaria – in Sevlievo and Silistra Their capacity would be filled in four months” an ecologist and hydrobiologist and member of the Environmental Expert Council The investor has also not proposed a reliable mechanism for the monitoring of harmful emissions in particular persistent organic pollutants such as dioxins and furans which are proven byproducts of solid waste incineration There are also serious uncertainties regarding water use and the protection of aquatic resources “There are indications that highly polluted effluents will be discharged some of them contaminated with impurities from bottom ash and bottom slags There are many settlements below the point of discharge of the wastewater,” adds Pandakov Despite the lack of guarantees for citizens’ health the Pavlikeni Municipality actively intervened on several occasions to facilitate the implementation of the project that the municipality sell to Gaitanski’s companies 63 decares of agricultural land owned by the municipality The proposal was approved by the Municipal Council of Pavlikeni despite the fact that the sale was illegal as per art 19 of the Act on the Ownership and Use of Agricultural Land who was tasked with the administrative oversight of Petrurgia’s investment proposal was in a possible conflict of interest as his sister worked for Petrurgia from 4 May 2020 until 1 February 2022 [7] the mayor tabled five motions assisting the implementation of Petruria’s project When questioned by journalists the mayor admitted that he had suggested that the developer appoint his sister as “the right person for the job”[8] the Anti-Corruption Commission found no conflict of interest in the mayor’s actions[9] when the future of the project was being discussed by the Environmental Expert Council The vote coincided with the last working day of the mayor’s sister at Petrurgia The meeting lasted eight hours and resulted in a decision supporting the investment proposal with nine votes in favour After the arrival of a new director[10] at the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Waters Veliko Tarnovo a new meeting of the Environmental Expert Council was held on 24 April 2023 the investor failed to submit the additional documents requested by the Regional Health Inspectorate – Veliko Tarnovo and the council voted against the investment plan RIEW’s director issued a decision against the investment proposal [11] citing the serious potential impacts on air water and soil quality and the lack of adequate measures to mitigate the negative impacts and respond to accidental contamination The decision quotes the opinions of the Director of the Regional Health Inspectorate – Veliko Tarnovo from August 2022 according to which “the information in the investor’s environmental impact assessment is incomplete and inaccurate” the health risk assessment does not cover all aspects and “does not prove definitively the lack of health risk for the population nor does it propose effective measures to reduce the negative impact” The Minister of Health also gave a negative opinion noting the lack of data for an adequate health risk assessment the insufficient qualitative and quantitative measures to prevent negative impacts the lack of an assessment of the cumulative effect of the proposal and concluding that “the protection of human health is a national priority that takes precedence over the interests of individual citizens or businesses” the investor has launched a legal battle to override the decision and implement the project Petrurgia appears to be winning the battle formerly a judge in the now-defunct Specialized Criminal Court and currently a judge at the Administrative Court – Sofia Region revoked the decision of the director of Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Waters – Veliko Tarnovo and the grounds for its annulment are unsubstantiated the director of RIEW – Veliko Tarnovo and the civic association You Decide are appealing the decision of the Administrative Court – Sofia Region before the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) The first hearing of the case was held on 15 April 2024 the Supreme Administrative Court decided in favour of Petrurgia upholding the decision of the Administrative Court – Veliko Tarnovo that a new assessment of the amended spatial plan of the Varbovka site was not necessary despite the fundamental changes subsequently introduced to the investment proposal “Taking into account the decisions of the administrative courts we fear that there is a significant risk that SAC rules in favour of the investor This would clear the way for the incinerator project in Pavlikeni despite the repeated objections of most local residents and the documented environmental and health risks associated with the project’s implementation Given the exceptional level of public interest we will continue to follow the case and inform the public about any decisions of the authorities that raise suspicions” Поради технически затруднения в момента криптираната форма за подаване на сигнали не е достъпна Можете да пратите сигнала си на acf@acf.bg Ви съветваме да използвате Tor Browser и Proton mail The holiday will continue throughout the day on April 29 from 11 a.m A rich musical program is provided for the good mood of the guests The young Bulgarian singer Michaela Fileva is most awaited by the audience dozens of folk groups and ensembles will sing and dance through the whole day The visitors will be able to taste a variety of home-made specialties from eggs And to vote for the most delicious dishes in a culinary contest They can also compete in a number of races Pavlikeni is proud to be one of the biggest egg producers in Bulgaria so you can learn interesting facts about the delicious product and more about the region A Dutch company that develops its business in the city has provided 5,000 eggs for the games and the tasty dishes of the festival Among the most attractive games is the throwing of raw eggs at the target You can also participate in sprint or slalom with eggs there is organized Russian roulette with eggs The participants are throwing at each other eggs During the holiday you can also buy various souvenirs and local delicacies to smell the air of the past times and to feel the legends in the air And I'm lucky to have been born in a country with a glorious past and a lot of stories to tell Bulgaria was founded more than 1,300 years ago and has never changed its name their music and their art have changed over the centuries I invite you to take a walk through the different ages of Bulgaria and to get to know it better The yataghan of Father Matey Preobrazhenski the three edged weapons of Apostle of Freedom Vassil Levski and other 40 sabers and daggers of Bulgarian voivodes /gorilla detachment leaders in the years of the Ottoman rule/ and revolutionaries may now be viewed at the History Museum of the old capital town of Veliko Tarnovo The weaponry is a collection of 18 museums’ exhibits and of one family from the local village of Novo Selo The event is dedicated to the 180th anniversary of the Apostle’s birth and also to the 150th anniversary of voivode Filip Totyu detachment’s battle at the village of Varbovka near Pavlikeni This is the first time ever when the sabers daggers and bayonets of the Bulgarian voivodes and revolutionaries can be seen brought together at one place All Bulgarian museums have sent their edged weapons to Veliko Tarnovo in order for those to be gathered in a national exhibition at the Renaissance and Constitutional Assembly Museum One can see under the same roof the sabers of Vassil Levski Panayot Hitov and Filip Totyu and also of many other Bulgarian revolutionaries He is personally most interested in the saber of Ivan Kulin who was a voivode in North-West Bulgaria and even participated in Serbia’s struggles for liberation It looks like the man had ordered the weapon with the following inscription engraved: “My Bulgarian brother grab the saber and go fight!” On the other side of the blade the inscription reads: “Death or Freedom” The oldest saber which the visitors can see at the exposition belongs to Tarnovo citizen Velcho Atanasov – Djamdjiyata when the man organized the Velchova Zavera uprising which failed as the authorities prevented it and Velcho was nabbed and hanged The latest sabers belong to the year of the Liberation – 1878 but some of those were carried by different revolutionaries even later through the years The regional museum of history in Veliko Tarnovo has taken a total of 28 sabers from its weaponry fund the saber and knife of Filip Totyu among them Some of those come from the village of Musina prepared right before the start of the 1876 April Uprising with the forming of the Bacho Kiro and Father Hariton detachment Even the anvil used will be included in the exposition One can also see trophy weapons with inscription in the old Turkish language Most of them were made by Bulgarian craftsmen but some of the weapons were forged abroad – for instance the saber of Hristo Botev /whose 141st death anniversary is marked today/ The edged weapon was made in 1861 and engraved with the armorial of a Romanian ruler Hadji Dimitar and Stefan Karadja carried Belgian sabers A luxurious catalogue has been released exclusively for the display and its exhibits A pianist and conductor with a world-class career Ivan Yanakov has been performing on several continents for decades He has played as a soloist with prestigious orchestras in famous halls The Night of Musicals takes place tonight at the Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports in Veliko Tarnovo The first major ballet event in the festive jubilee programme celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Stara Zagora Opera is the premiere of "Parisian Nights" The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has again reduced the key interest rate in the country This is the eighth consecutive month of a decrease in. An analysis by the Ministry of Economy and Industry shows that in 2024 Bulgaria's trade with the United States accounted for 1.7% of the country’s total trade volume making up 2.6% of total exports and imports from the U.S.. Around 4 billion euros in debt have been raised from international markets through two bond issues The amount was raised through issues of 9-year and 13-year bonds – marking the country’s first entry into the.