Crimes in Bulgaria grew close to 3 percent during the past year compared to 2016, with the total sum of registered crimes at 107,000. The figures have been quoted in the annual report on the activity of the Prosecutor‘s Office which was passed by a majority in parliament.
The document reports that high crime levels relate to poverty, depopulation of small towns and villages and high internal migration towards big cities.
In 2017, the solved crime rate was 43.7 percent or 3.9 percent down on 2016.
On Saturday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 2 and 7°C, in some valleys in the south-east 0°C, in Sofia 2°C. During the day there will be cloudy weather with heavy precipitation in the eastern areas. In the western part of the..
At an extraordinary meeting, the National Assembly examines the report of the temporary parliamentary committee on the agreement between the state gas supplier Bulgargaz and Turkish energy company Botas. However, the conversation moved into the..
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Stefan Dimitrov stated that he remains in office until there is a presidential decree for his release. We recall that his replacement was requested by the caretaker PM Dimitar Glavchev a week after taking..
Italy supports Bulgaria's full-fledged membership in the Schengen area, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said. Mattarella is on a two-day visit to..
Bulgarian Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has met with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte , the press service of the Council of..
The first shipment of fresh nuclear fuel for the Kozloduy nuclear power plant has arrived at the port of Varna - West. The fuel, manufactured by the US..
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