Balgarianovinite.com Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev should immediately declare a state of emergency in the five boroughs of Sofia which are experiencing a waste management crisis, said Boris Bonev, chair of the Save Sofia group in the Sofia Municipal Council, on Wednesday.
He stressed that currently there is no normal waste management in the boroughs of Lyulin, Krasno Selo, Izgrev, Slatina and Poduyane. A state of emergency would allow equipment and state institutions to be mobilized, Bonev said, adding that Terziev should focus less on publicity stunts and ask for help from the central government.
Later in the day, City Hall said continuity of waste collection services had been ensured in the Pancharevo, Iskar, Kremikovtsi, Ilinden, Nadezhda and Serdika boroughs, whose contracts expired on Wednesday. Poduyane, Slatina and Izgrev remain the only boroughs where services will continue under a crisis-management arrangement.
Regarding Lyulin, Krasna Polyana and Krasno Selo, Sofia Municipality recalls that a long-term contract with the Sofekostroy municipal company is in effect as of January 1, assigning it to provide the full range of sanitation services in these boroughs. Sofia Municipality also notes that, in most zones, court proceedings are under way, challenging the Municipality’s decisions to terminate tenders or extend existing contracts.
Waste collection has been disrupted in the Sofia boroughs of Lyulin and Krasno Selo since October, affecting some 300,000 residents after Sofia Municipality refused to sign a new contract over inflated prices. Save Sofia Calls for Emergency over Waste Management Crisis, City Hall Says Six More Boroughs Covered for Waste Collection 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-07 11:05:00 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