The share of women in the government sector in Bulgaria has reached 40 percent, considerably exceeding the EU average, latest Eurostat data show.
Over the past five years their number has gone up by almost 10 percentage points. There are 5 female cabinet ministers in the Borissov 3 cabinet. 62 of the MPs in Bulgarian parliament are women, or 25 percent of all seats.
The biggest share of women in government is in Spain and Sweden, the smallest – in Hungary.
At least 20-30 people from the construction industry lose their lives each year, said Ognyan Atanasov, Vice President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria. In an interview with BNR, he commented on the tragic incident in Sofia,..
During a meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels, Caretaker Minister of Agriculture and Food Georgi Tahov called for protective measures against the import of Ukrainian honey into Bulgaria. Romania supported Bulgaria’s call..
A collission between two heavy trucks has closed traffic on the Maritsa Motorway in the direction of Türkiye, BTA reported. According to information from the Haskovo Traffic Police, the incident occurred at kilometer 103 around 4:00 am this morning...
Heavy goods vehicles formed a fifteen-kilometer-long queue on the Maritsa Motorway before the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing in the direction of..
Türkiye resumed the processing of heavy goods vehicles at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing at 00.50 am, reported BTA. Truck traffic was disrupted due..
Protesters gathered in front of the detention center in Busmantsi to demand more rights for asylum seekers in refugee centers. The protest was organized..
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