Environmental activists cheered when on April 26 the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the government must stop its plans to allow new construction at Pirin National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, without conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment first. 
Wanaharakati wa mazingira walifurahia pale mapema Aprili 26 mahakama kuu ya Nchini Bulgaria ilipofikia uamuzi kuwa Serikali haina budi kusitisha mpango wake wa kiruhusu ujenzi mpya karika hifadhi ya Taifa ya Purinmu, ambayo ni eneo la urithi wa Dunia la UNESCO, bila ya kufanya tathimini ya makakati wa mazingira.