Balgarianovinite.com The expansion of Sofia’s green system is a major focus in the Sofia Municipality’s budget for 2026, said Deputy Mayor for Environment Nadezhda Bobcheva at the presentation of the draft budget framework for 2026 at a seminar that took place here on Friday. The event was also attended by Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev, Sofia City Council Chair Tsvetomir Petrov, deputy mayors, representatives of the Sofia Municipality administration, municipal councillors, and regional mayors.
Bobcheva highlighted the construction of new parks and urban gardens as a vital process. She reported that work is underway on several priority projects, such as the new park in Mladost 3, for which the municipality is currently in litigation with the Supreme Administrative Court. The Deputy Mayor was hopeful that a decision on the selection of a contractor to carry out the construction will be made as soon as possible.
She reported that the municipality has ambitions to modernize the Sofia Zoo. The overall project for the construction of a giraffe house has already been completed, which will allow the zoo to acquire a giraffe. The estimated value of the investment is EUR 4 million. A public tender for the engineering and expansion of the zoo will be announced in 2026. Building the giraffe is expected to take between two and three years.
The Deputy Mayor announced that EUR 2.5 million in funding has been secured from the Operational Programme Environment for the construction of several protected areas in the zoo and for the modernization of the research centre. These initiatives are part of the zoo’s ambitions to become a full member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). The Sofia Zoo has been a temporary EAZA member since 2023. Monitoring planned for 2026 will determine a potential full membership.
Bobcheva’s statement is based on the already formulated “green” policy of Terziev’s team. In November 2025, Bobcheva presented the Green Measures for Cleaner Air project financed under the Environment Programme that aims to improve air quality by increasing green areas across the capital. Sofia Municipality’s 2026 Draft Budget Focuses on Green Policies 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-05 17:33:04 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