Balgarianovinite.com Fine particulate matter levels in 2025 were higher than a year earlier, Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova-Blagova said in Burgas on Thursday. Karamfilova-Blagova was speaking on the sidelines of a forum on upgrading the national air quality monitoring system.
Karamfilova-Blagova identified household heating with solid fuels as the main driver of elevated fine particulate matter levels.
Karamfilova-Blagova said fixed monitoring stations will be upgraded.
Mobile stations are key tools for monitoring and enforcement. In emergencies and in response to pollution alerts, the fastest and most appropriate action by the competent authorities is to deploy mobile automated stations to measure ambient air quality, Karamfilova-Blagova said. She added that the equipment presented at the forum was state of the art and calibrated in line with the reference methods set by the European Commission.
One of the six stations is in permanent operation at the regional laboratory in Burgas. It has been specially upgraded with equipment to measure specific indicators, substances typical of industrial pollution sources. The move followed numerous reports from residents of choking odours in the area. Karamfilova-Blagova said no equipment can directly measure odours, but the new devices will allow a wide range of organic compounds to be tracked.
On overall ambient air quality in the country, Karamfilova-Blagova said Bulgaria had made significant progress but much work remains. She identified stronger enforcement and greater expert capacity as priorities. “No political, economic or personal dependencies among expert staff will be allowed,” Karamfilova-Blagova said.
On water supply, Karamfilova-Blagova said that, on instructions from Prime Minister Rumen Radev and together with Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Shishkov, she was preparing an analysis of the state of dams and preventive measures to avert a repeat of last year’s water supply crisis in Pleven Region. The 52 significant dams managed by the ministry are now around 80% full on average, while those used for drinking water are more than 88% full.
She said the first measure would be clear coordination between the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and the Ministry of Energy in allocating water volumes, with drinking water needs remaining the top priority.
In Burgas, Karamfilova-Blagova opened a forum on improving ambient air quality monitoring at the national level. The forum was also attended by Burgas Mayor Dimitar Nikolov and Executive Environment Agency (ExEA) Acting Executive Director Rosalina Indzhieva. The event is part of the project Improving Ambient Air Quality Monitoring at National Level under the Environment Programme 2021-2027, implemented by ExEA. Environment Minister Karamfilova-Blagova: Fine Particulate Levels Rise in 2025 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-14 11:47:19 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law