Balgarianovinite.com Sofia Municipality Monday reported a notable improvement in air quality following recent measures prompted by spiking air pollution, including the discounted Green Tickets” for public transport, that were launched for the first time in response to forecasts of high air pollution. Also, stricter enforcement is reported of the city’s Low Emission Zone for cars. The effect of the measures were reported at a news conference by the Deputy Mayor for Environment, Nadezhda Bobcheva, and the Deputy Mayor for Transport, Viktor Chaushev.
Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM) fell by almost 40% within three days, while nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) levels – closely linked to traffic – also dropped nearly 40% between December 19 and 22. Nearly 200,000 Green Tickets were purchased over the weekend and Monday, reflecting strong public participation.
The Deputy Mayors highlighted growing civic discipline and the effectiveness of Sofia’s combined approach. From December 1-21, violations in the Small Ring of the Low Emission Zone were around 30,000 fewer than the same period last year, with 17,288 violations recorded in the wider Large Ring zone.
Authorities stressed that these measures are part of a broader long-term strategy including cleaner heating, transport modernization, increased street cleaning, and expanded green spaces, calling on residents to continue supporting efforts for cleaner air and a healthier city. Sofia Authorities Report Positive Effects from Measures against Air Pollution 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-22 19:53:12 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
