Balgarianovinite.com The Bern Convention Bureau accepted the invitation of the international organization Earth Thrive and committed to visit Serbia in 2026 to establish the actual situation on the ground regarding the complaints filed in connection with the planned and ongoing mining activities in the Bosilegrad area and on the territory of Homolje. The visit is the result of years of complaints against the Serbian government for endangering nature and biodiversity in Bosilegrad, Homolje, and Jadar, Earth Thrive reported.
Special attention has been paid to the Bosilegrad case due to suspicions of environmental pollution caused by the Podvirovi Karamanica mine in the municipality of Bosilegrad.
The members of the Bureau of the Berne Convention were invited to Strasbourg, where the Convention’s headquarters are located, to examine the complaints and conduct a field inspection of the situation in Serbia. During this year’s presentation of the case to the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, the Serbian government accepted the Bureau’s recommendation to carry out this visit.
Earth Thrive representative Zoe Lujic presented detailed data on the consequences of mining activities, emphasizing that it had been proposed that the delegation be accompanied by an independent scientific expert on ecosystems and environmental pollution from King’s College. The expert had already conducted field studies in Bosilegrad, and it was on the basis of his analyses that the presence of heavy metals in the environment linked to the activities of the Podvirovi Karamanica mine was proven.
At the 45th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, which took place from December 9 to 12 at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, key facts were presented on the threat to nature in Serbia as a result of planned and existing mining projects, with Bosilegrad being highlighted as one of the most vulnerable areas. The European Commission representative to the Bern Convention warned the Serbian government that if the country truly aspires to European Union membership, it must strictly comply with European and international legislation, as well as its commitments in the field of environmental protection, including its obligations under the Bern Convention.
Environmental activists from Bosilegrad’s Eko Krajiste organization said that the people of the municipality of Bosilegrad can breathe a sigh of relief now that such illegal mining activities have been stopped, since the danger to human life from heavy metal pollution was severe. Bern Convention Bureau to visit Serbia in 2026 after Complaints for Alleged Heavy Metal Pollution from Mining 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-15 10:58:48 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