Thenewspaper, Trud, writes that the group of environmental, non-governmental organizations obviously disclaim their idea that 48% of the Pirin National Park will be built up with lifts, ski slopes and hotels
The newspaper stated that, in a letter sent to the Ministers of Environment, of the member states of the European Union, the organizations allege that the decision of the Council of Ministers, dated 28 December 2017, “allows the construction of new ski slopes and facilities in the tourism area, which is 2.2%”. They would like it to be noted that the Council of Ministers adopted a decision dated 28.12.2017, making the construction of sports and technical infrastructure possible, within the tourism area in the Pirin National Park, with an area totalling about 2% of the territory of the protected area. A number of green NGOs and non-parliamentary parties protested and requested the resignations of the Minister of Environment, Dimov, the Deputy Prime Minister, Simeonov and even of the entire government, because, according to them, 48% of the Pirin Mountain would be built up with hotels and lifts, and the decision of the Council of Ministers is in violation of the European and Bulgarian legislation. [caption id="attachment_140221" align="aligncenter" width="1280"]