site.btaSofia Mayor Terziev Unveils BGN 330 M Green Push in 2025 Budget

Sofia’s draft 2025 budget earmarks substantial resources for the Sofia’s Green System, Ecology and Land Use, Mayor Vasil Terziev wrote on Facebook Saturday. 

Waste management dominates the plan: BGN 86.5 million goes to household-waste collection and BGN 88.2 million to treatment and landfill operations, including a new smart-tracking system for refuse lorries to tighten oversight.

Street cleanliness is another priority, with BGN 119.8 million set aside for more frequent sweeping under tougher service-quality clauses. Parks, gardens and green spaces will receive BGN 38.45 million, and the municipality will for the first time look after school, kindergarten, social-care and cemetery greenery while creating new park areas.

The budget allocates BGN 1.65 million to upgrade spaces between apartment blocks, plus BGN 0.5 million for local air-quality initiatives. These complement an EU-funded BGN 73.6 million programme to replace old stoves with cleaner heating. Additional sums include BGN 2.48 million for riverbed cleaning and BGN 1.94 million for a photovoltaic array at the city zoo.

Terziev recently signed a Green Measures for Cleaner Air agreement with Environment Minister Manol Genov to cut fine-particle emissions through new green infrastructure. 

Sofia Municipality presented the draft budget on 16 April at Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, followed by a public discussion.