Balgarianovinite.com A protest against plans to build a wind farm in the Natura 2000 protected Krumovitsa area near Krumovgrad was held outside the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) in Haskovo, Southern Bulgaria, on Monday.
Ahead of a meeting to review the investment proposal, environmental activists displayed banners reading, “No turbines in the vultures’ home”. The protest was organized by the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB), which, together with more than 30 national and international NGOs, research institutions, and residents, formally opposed the project. Campaigners already collected about 5,000 signatures against the project.
According to BSPB conservationist Volen Arkumarev, the proposed wind farm would be located just 300 metres from four Egyptian vulture nests, which represent around 15% of Bulgaria’s breeding population of the endangered species. Arkumarev said that the RIEW in Haskovo appears ready to approve the project and that the decision will be challenged before the environment minister and in court if necessary. He also called for a cross-border consultation with Greece, arguing that the project could have transboundary environmental impacts.
RIEW Director Tonka Atanasova emphasized that the site should be preserved, but pointed out that Bulgarian law does not explicitly prohibit such developments in the protected area. A final decision is expected within seven days following the expert council meeting. Environmentalists Rally Against Wind Farm Near Endangered Vulture Nests in Krumovitsa 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-29 12:43:44 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