Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

More than 97 percent of fires in Bulgaria caused by arson

Photo: BGNES

More than 97 percent of forest fires in Bulgaria are caused by arson. “There are still farmers who prefer to clear away fields by fire, even though that is prohibited by law,” says in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio Tony Krastev, Director of the Executive Forest Agency. 

Ninety-three forest fires have been registered since the beginning of the year which is comparable to figures from last year. In the words of Tony Krastev, the introduction, at the end of last year, of e-transport ticketing, connected with the Executive Forest Agency information system for all forest owners in the country will mean stricter control of limbering. 



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

Balkan developments

Athens: Tirana must respect the rights of its Greek minority to join the EU Greece has warned Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama that respect for the rights of the Greek minority in Albania remains an explicit condition for Tirana's EU accession. Rama..

published on 11/8/24 3:02 PM

GERB leader outraged over Vice President Iotova describing new Bulgarian parliament as "illegitimate"

GERB leader Boyko Borissov has called on the presidential institution to apologize for the position expressed by Vice President Iliana Iotova, questioning the legitimacy of the early elections on October 27, if not - to withdraw the decree for convening..

published on 11/8/24 2:36 PM

MP from ITN demands resignation of Caretaker Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov and National Theater director Vasil Vassilev

At a press conference in the National Assembly, MP Stanislav Balabanov from ITN has demanded the resignation of Caretaker Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov and the Director of the National Theater Vasil Vassilev. According to Balabanov, the law enforcement..

published on 11/8/24 12:35 PM