Balgarianovinite.com To tackle air pollution, Sofia Municipality is introducing a green ticket for travel on public transport on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, the municipal administration reported on Saturday. Unlike the regular ticket, which costs BGN 1.60 and is only good for one ride or for any number of rides within half an hour, the green ticket costs BGN 1 and is good for riding all forms of public transport throughout the day.
Parking in the parking lots near metro stations will also be free throughout the three days. The measures are being introduced for the first time this winter in connection with the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology’s forecast of fog and conditions for the retention of fine particulate matter in the lower atmospheric layers over the weekend.
For the second consecutive year, measures are being taken preemptively, based on forecast data, rather than reactively. Sofia’s Deputy Mayor for Environment Nadezhda Bobcheva is calling on citizens to leave their cars at home and use public transport to improve air quality in the city. The Sofia Municipality is appealing to citizens to limit the use of private cars, not to burn waste, and to report any suspected violations by calling 112 or the Sofia Inspectorate. Information on air quality is published on the municipality’s website.
The introduction of the green ticket is part of a set of measures to improve air quality during the winter season. These include low-emission zones for cars, which have been in effect since December 1 with an expanded scope, as well as the upcoming ban on solid fuel heating in nine districts of the capital, effective January 1, 2026.
On days when high levels of fine particulate matter are forecast, additional emergency measures will also be applied, such as increased street washing and sweeping, recommendations to schools and kindergartens to limit outdoor activities, and increased control by the Sofia Inspectorate.
Between December 1 and 18, a total of 470 inspections were carried out on various sources of pollution, resulting in 81 reports of administrative violation. The Executive Environment Agency reported an increase in fine particulate matter in several cities on Thursday. Sofia Introduces Green Ticket for Public Transport to Tackle Air Pollution 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-20 10:07:29 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