Balgarianovinite.com The Bosilegrad Cultural Information Centre Chair Ivan Nikolov attended the press conference marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) press club in Bosilegrad on Friday. “We can congratulate ourselves on a significant success achieved in recent days – that the Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy has not granted permission for the opening of the mine in Karamanitsa, against which we have been fighting,” he said.
“The mine is a polluter that poses a significant threat to the environment, to people’s lives and health, and to the mountain rivers. It caused severe damage to nature during the years it operated as a pilot project, leaving harm to both nature and people,” Nikolov emphasized.
He noted that thanks to joint efforts – those of environmental organizations at local, national and European level – everyone can take pride in the achievements of civil society in Bosilegrad. “I believe this is the one thing we have managed to accomplish together, with the support of various organizations,” Nikolov added.
He recalled that pollution from the mine flowed into the Karamanicka River, which crosses the border with Bulgaria and flows into the Struma river, and from there towards Greece. “Thanks to the swift intervention of Bulgarian Consul General in Nis Dimitar Tsanev, an investigation was carried out and a court case was initiated in the Surdulica court,” Nikolov pointed out. He also highlighted the enormous and decisive role of the Balkanka Association and Dimitar Kumanov, who filed numerous complaints. Thanks were also expressed to Valentin Yanev from the Parliamentary Committee for Bulgarians Abroad.
“Stopping the pollution from the mines is crucial not only for protecting the Bosilegrad region but also for the areas in Bulgaria and North Macedonia that are close to them, for the health of our compatriots in the Bosilegrad area and for the future of the region,” Nikolov recalled.
“The problems in Bosilegrad are by no means few. I regret that changes could not be achieved at the national level which, in turn, might have driven changes at the local level. I must emphasize my deep concern that a large part of the young people have left in search of better places to live and work. Bosilegrad is ageing, weakening, and its prospects are not good,” said the Bosilegrad Cultural Information Centre Chair.
“I hope that, within the broader processes of democratization, a large part of Bulgarian society and the institutions in Bulgaria will become increasingly engaged with the problems and the survival of the Bulgarian minority in Bosilegrad and the Western Outlands,” Nikolov said. He stressed that BTA and the Centre have not only disseminated information but have also produced it. “Unfortunately, more of our information reaches the Bulgarian public sphere than the Serbian one, but it seems Serbian media are still not sufficiently open to what is happening here,” Nikolov pointed out. Bosilegrad Cultural Information Centre Chair Hails Region’s Successful Fight against Karamanitsa Mine Opening 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-12 16:15:15 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