The mean age of women at birth of a first child in Bulgaria is 26, for the EU this indicator is 29. The biggest share of births of a first child by women under 20 is in Romania – 13.9 percent, followed by Bulgaria – 13.8 percent, Eurostat data show.
5,075,000 babies were born in the EU in 2017, and 5,148,000 – the previous year. Out of all childbirths, 45 percent were births of a first child, and 36 percent – of a second child. The EU average is 1.59 births per woman, in Bulgaria this indicator is 1.56.
Bulgarian Sasha Bezuhanova, an internationally recognized manager in the digital industry and philanthropist, received the prestigious international Women in Tech Global Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 for her contribution to the..
Today marks one year since the hijacking of the ship "Galaxy Leader" by the Houthis in the Red Sea. On this occasion, a prayer service for the health and freedom of two Bulgarian sailors, who are still held in captivity, was held at..
Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said that no increase in social security contributions is being planned. Glavchev attended the presentation of a new, state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, operating in Bulgarian and..
The MPs failed to elect a speaker also at their fourth attempt . Of the four candidates, Raya Nazaryan, nominated by GERB - SDS, and Silvi Kirilov -..
Bulgaria has become the first in the EU to have a high-tech artificial intelligence in its own language , created by a state-funded scientific..
The queue of trucks this morning on the Maritsa highway in the direction of the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint is 20 kilometers..
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