The project for General structural plan of Veliko Tarnovo is not coordinated with the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water, which is to issue an assessment of the impact. More than one week the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water - Veliko Tarnovo, warns the mayor Rumen Rashev, Deputy Minister of Environment and Water and the regional governor Toshko Nikiforov that the new plan endangers 6 areas protected by European directives. This was announced by the Civil Committee for the Protection of Forests, which recently gained more popularity. According to experts buildings which will be constructed under this plan are likely to have a significant negative impact on protected areas Yantra River, Tarnovo heights, Emen, Rositsa River, Belitsa River area and Dryanovo River area, which are within the municipality of Veliko Tarnovo. The Inspectorate insists the city hall to organize a new public discussion and to prepare a legally binding assessment of the compatibility in cooperation with sector “Control of protected areas and biodiversity”.