Water Crisis in Bulgaria: Delyan Peevski Calls for Emergency Meeting
The progressing water crisis in the country has reached critical levels, now affecting more than half a million Bulgarian citizens. In response to the escalating situation, the leader of "DPS-New Beginning," Delyan Peevski, has sent an urgent appeal to the Speaker of Parliament, Natalia Kiselova, to convene an emergency meeting. The goal of the urgent forum is for the Committee on Environment and Water to draft and adopt a decision that will offer an immediate, effective, and categorical resolution to the water problem.
In an official statement distributed to the media by the party's press center, Peevski expressed deep concern, emphasizing that the state's inaction could lead to even more serious consequences. He warned that if the procrastination and passing of the problem between institutions continue, there is a risk that the crisis could affect all Bulgarian citizens. The leader of "DPS-New Beginning" likened this institutional inertia to
"passing a hot potato"which, in his opinion, is one of the main causes of the current situation.
According to Delyan Peevski's analysis, the lack of a unified and centralized system for managing water resources is at the root of the systemic problem. Currently, the responsibility for water is distributed among four ministries, numerous secondary spending units, municipalities, and commercial companies, leading to chaos and inefficiency. As a result, a critical mass of the population is deprived of unimpeded access to drinking water.
In his appeal, Peevski outlined several urgent measures that need to be taken. Among them are:
- conducting boreholes and water quality tests;
- building new water sources;
- cleaning existing water sources and supply pipelines to populated areas;
- complete replacement, repair, and construction of the water supply and sewerage network and irrigation systems serving agricultural lands and industrial needs.
To ensure the successful implementation of these measures, the leader of "DPS-New Beginning" proposed the creation of a national water board. This coordinating body should include representatives from all institutions and departments involved in water resource management, which would ensure a unified approach and effective distribution of responsibilities. Peevski also stressed that the board could guarantee the financial security of all projects, using funds from the state budget, European funding, as well as capital from the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB).
The demands for immediate action come against a backdrop of growing public dissatisfaction. On August 17, residents of Pleven expressed their anger and despair over the city's water regime through a mass protest. With empty canisters and bottles, they took to the streets, chanting
"We want water!"and
"Resignation!", throwing the containers at the entrance of the Municipality as a sign of disagreement.
The situation in Pleven was also described as
"critical"by the city's mayor, Valentin Hristov. He announced that due to the lack of water, declaring a state of disaster would be discussed. In a statement to the media, Hristov emphasized that the drastic water supply regime has exhausted the patience of the people, who can no longer
"endure this regime and this water shortage".
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The water supply crisis is turning into one of the most serious social and economic problems in the country, and the actions of the government and local authorities will be subject to strict public scrutiny in the coming days. /BI/
Коментари (40)
jivko
19.08.2025, 08:39Накрая някой поема отговорност! Браво на Пеевски.
063BD
19.08.2025, 08:40поридната показност! пеевски прави pr, докато истинските проблеми остават нерешени. 🤬
realist
19.08.2025, 08:39Факт е, че трабва спешни действиq!
Top4o2018
19.08.2025, 08:39Пеевски пак ше ни спасава! Браво на чичо 💪!!
DIMITAR
19.08.2025, 08:39Руснаците имат по-добро управление, ние сме окаяни...!
kirov89
19.08.2025, 08:43Пак ли Пиевски? Поредната циркова измама! 😂🤡 Вода няма, но шоуто продължава....
Shefa1975
19.08.2025, 08:42На ЕС трябва да сигнализирами веднага!
Maimunata1993
19.08.2025, 09:29Западът е виновен, Путин щеше да оправи всичко! 🇷🇺
as
19.08.2025, 09:30Абе дано Пеевски поне водата оправи, щом политика не може! 💧🇧🇬
martin_24
19.08.2025, 09:32Fakt!Nay-poslenyakoydapoemeotgovornostzakrizata!💦
23635
19.08.2025, 09:32ЕСщенипомогне,несепритеснявайте!Европаерешението!🇪🇺
LUDATA
19.08.2025, 09:59Пееевски ке ни спаси, ние сме найа-добрите!
fan_45
19.08.2025, 10:01Е тва е поредния цирк! Пеевски пак ще прибере парички за нищо 🙄
C6223
19.08.2025, 10:01Накрая нещо полезно от тоя политичар, дано помогне!!!
jivko1980
19.08.2025, 10:05Пешки пак ще вземат пари за нищо, ама добре че поне малко внимание отделят!
Prosto_Chovek2013
19.08.2025, 10:02Путин щеше да оправи работата за 5 минути... 💸
viki_qna
19.08.2025, 10:48пак ли пеевски? абе стига толкова циркове! 🤦♂️
superman1989
19.08.2025, 10:49Пак Пеевски ще оправя България? Поредната комедия!
BAI_IVAN
19.08.2025, 10:53Ма този Пеевски е като вирус - навсякъде го има, пък никой не иска да го види 😂🤡!!
GRINGO_77
19.08.2025, 10:49Западът ни изсмуква парите, а не помага!
vasil_p
19.08.2025, 10:50ЕС трябва да ни помогне незабавно с тази криза!
REALIST
19.08.2025, 10:50ЕС трябва да ни помогне веднага! 💧🇪🇺
SUPERMAN
19.08.2025, 10:51Пеевски е единственият, който може да реши проблема!
ADMINA
19.08.2025, 10:52Zapadat ni rushi, Putin bil edinstvenoto spasenie! 🇷🇺
FAN_45
19.08.2025, 10:57Пеевски пак иска да спаси Българиq! Поне някой действа. 😜
FC6
19.08.2025, 10:57Корупцията унищожава държавата ни пове4е от водната криза!
v. тодоров
19.08.2025, 10:58западът ни тласка към катастрофа, русия би помогнала веднага! 🤦♂️
theRealIvan1986
19.08.2025, 10:58Докога ще търпим некадърното управление? ЕС трябва да ни помогне незабавно!
Л. Стоянов
19.08.2025, 11:01пакесщеоправянашитеработи🙄когащестанемнезависими?!
bat_vasko1986
19.08.2025, 11:28пеевски пак се прави на герой...
М. Миланов
19.08.2025, 11:30Те от ЕС изобщо не искат да помогнат, само ограбват!! 👎
petkan
19.08.2025, 11:32западът ни руши, само русия може да спаси!
BG_TIGAR
19.08.2025, 11:32Европа щи ни помогне, държавата трябва да действа!
е_ще_ли
19.08.2025, 11:32пак пеевски ли ще спасява българия? 🤦 смешно ми е! 😂
kirov89
19.08.2025, 11:32Европа трябва да ни помогне веднага! 🇪🇺
bg_gost
19.08.2025, 11:33ес, че ще подкрепи българия!
E0D8
19.08.2025, 11:58Peevski pak shte vzeme komisioni ot krizata 🙄
nqkoi
19.08.2025, 11:59Западът ни унищожава, Русия е единствената надежда 🇷🇺
BG_TIGAR
19.08.2025, 12:02Найнакрая нещо ще се случи! Еврофондовете са ни спасението 💪🇧🇬
ninja1981
19.08.2025, 12:03ES shte ni pomogne, samo te mogat da opravyat taya rabota!