Rositsa Atanasova Karamfilova-Blagova
Positions
Minister of Environment and Water since 8 May 2026: elected by the 52nd National Assembly (decision, State Gazette No. 43/2026).
Public record
Compiled from publications and official records as of 18.10.2026. Every statement links to its source; claims made by others are marked as such, with who makes them. Quotations in English are our translation.
Corruption and scandals
- The Brikel plant. As head of the Executive Environment Agency she issued on 21.12.2018 the integrated permit of the Brikel power plant that went to the EU Court of Justice; according to BIRD she also issued all permits of the plants advised by Hristo Kovachki, "solely on documents" (our translation). — BIRD, 10.03.2023 She herself told BNT that the emissions check was done "only on documents" (our translation). — RFE/RL, 09.03.2023
- Kovachki. As caretaker minister in September 2022 she met the managements of Brikel and Maritsa 3; Hristo Kovachki, who "on paper is not the owner of these plants" (our translation), attended. The government's press release did not mention him. — RFE/RL, 23.09.2022
- The Pomorie solar park. Bivol claims that in 2022, while she was caretaker minister, her adviser told the expert council to vote a pre-written decision approving the environmental assessment of a solar park in a protected zone near Pomorie. — Bivol, 06.01.2023
Sources: decision of the National Assembly of 08.05.2026; biography and photo: gov.bg (17.10.2026).
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