The EU has approved 17 million euro in funding for improving air quality in Bulgaria. The clean air project includes Sofia, Bourgas, Veliko Turnovo and other towns, in which one third of the country’s population lives.
The project aims to reduce air pollution by replacing household heating installations and drafting national recommendations on applying the transition scheme to alternative forms of household heating.
Air pollution generated by domestic heating and transport are a serious problem for Bulgaria. Nearly 90 percent of people in cities are exposed to excessive levels of particulate matter, a considerably higher percentage than the average for the EU.
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson visited the border crossing at Sofia Airport. Bulgaria's caretaker Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov, showed Ms Johansson the new organisation of work after Bulgaria's accession to Schengen by air. The..
Until the moment the president issues a decree, the old cabinet ministers shall perform their duties, commented caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev on his way out of the presidency. PM Glavchev offers replacement of the caretaker..
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The MPs from the National Assembly Energy Committee have postponed by one year the full liberalization of the electricity marker. According to the..
Seventh-grader Kaloyan Geshev from the 125th High School "Boyan Penev" in Sofia became a three-time champion in mental calculation. He won first place..
Italy supports Bulgaria's full-fledged membership in the Schengen area, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said. Mattarella is on a two-day visit to..
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