Rositsa Atanasova Karamfilova-Blagova
Positions
Birth Date: 20/02/1977 s. Bachevo, Bulgaria
Minister of Environment and Water since 8 May 2026: elected by the 52nd National Assembly (decision, State Gazette No. 43/2026).
| National Assembly: | Elected with: | Participation in Parliamentary Groups: | Profession: | Languages: | Constituency: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 National Assembly | "PROGRESSIVE BULGARIA" 44.59% | Parliamentary Group "Progressive Bulgaria" | Engineer | English, Russian | 1-БЛАГОЕВГРАД |
Caretaker Minister of Environment and Water in the cabinet of Galab Donev from 2 August 2022 to 3 February 2023: Decree No. 212 of 01.08.2022 (State Gazette No. 61/2022, in Bulgarian); Decree No. 27 of 31.01.2023 (State Gazette No. 11/2023, in Bulgarian).
Caretaker Minister of Environment and Water in the cabinet of Galab Donev from 3 February to 6 June 2023: Decree No. 27 of 31.01.2023 (State Gazette No. 11/2023, in Bulgarian); Decision of the 49th National Assembly of 06.06.2023 (State Gazette No. 50/2023, in Bulgarian).
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).
52nd National Assembly: profile at parliament.bg (23.10.2026).
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