The recent decision of Bulgaria’s cabinet to a give green light to building a second gondola lift in the mountain resort of Bansko has been discussed at a meeting today by Minister of Environment Neno Dimov, Mayor of the resort Georgi Ikonomov and a representative of the Initiative Committee for Development of the Bansko Ski Area, it was reported
The decision has sparked new protests by environmentalists last evening in Sofia as people fear that allowing construction of the lift would lead to felling of century-old trees in the protected area of the Pirin National Park.
In the city of Stara Zagora people also gathered spontaneously to protest against the decision for construction.
Minister Dimov said all investment plans would pass through assessment of their environmental impact before implementation.
On Friday, a cold atmospheric front will pass through the country with moderate wind. There will be brief showers in many places, but intense and with thunders. There is a risk of hail in South-Eastern Bulgaria. The lowest..
The Ministry of the Interior reports heavy traffic at the border crossing points Kardam, Oryahovo, and Durankulak at the exit for trucks to Romania. BNR correspondent Maya Raynova reports that the queue of heavy goods vehicles at the Kardam border..
President Rumen Radev will announce on Monday, June 17, when he will convene the first session of the 50th National Assembly. This is what he told journalists in Kazanlak. Commenting on the words of GERB leader Boyko Borisov from..
On Thursday morning the weather will be sunny with clouds forming in the afternoon, and there will be rain, first over the mountains and then spreading..
The civic movement BOEC has submitted, to the State Agency for National Security (SANS), a report regarding the actions of Nikolay Georgiev Markov,..
The St. Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia ranks in 401 st to 600 th position in the Impact Rankings of the Times Higher Education (THE)..
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