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.
Over the next 24 hours the clouds will continue over Eastern Bulgaria and there will be rain. Over Southeastern Bulgaria there will be heavy rain, over the rest of the country there will be sun. On Saturday cumulus and rain clouds will form..
The caretaker government has approved the budget for the preparation and holding of the upcoming early parliamentary elections . The approved budget amounts to BGN 100 028 000 (51 142 425 euro). It will be used to finance the preparation and printing of..
A Commission, formed following the requirements of the National Service for Protection Act, will make an evaluation whether the honorary chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Ahmed Dogan is under threat and needs to be protected by the..
The mayor of the village of Samoranovo (Dupnitsa Municipality) has initiated an urgent fundraising campaign in connection with the fire in Rila..
Two people infected with West Nile Virus (WNV) in Bulgaria have died, the Ministry of Health has been confirmed for the BNR. Three persons in Bulgaria..
Diseases of the circulatory system are the major mortality factor in Bulgaria. The second group of causes are oncological diseases followed by..
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