Bulgaria has the third highest death rate in the world caused by air pollution, according to the World Health Organization. Every year, over 15,000 people in the country die prematurely due to air pollution. It also leads to reduced productivity and costs for treating diseases caused by pollution.
Bulgaria is almost in constant breach of European air quality legislation, and has already been found liable on multiple occasions. That is why, a decision was made at a round table organized at the National Assembly to include the WHO’s findings and recommendations in the draft of the 2021-2030 National Health Strategy.
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Lyudmila Petkova and European Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, discussed the progress of Bulgaria in the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan . At the meeting before..
Bulgaria's Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov held a video conference with his Hungarian counterpart Sándor Pintér in the context of the upcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 10 October. Pintér reiterated Hungary's support for full..
The long-promised modernisation of the production facilities of Bulgaria's only state-owned milk processing company, LB Bulgaricum in Vidin, is about to begin. The Ministry of Economy announced that the modernisation of the production base would be..
Bulgarian farmers remain ready to protest due to delayed payments under the so-called "Ukrainian aid". The government has paid BGN 200 million (EUR 102..
A commemorative ceremony was held at the Sofia Synagogue to mark one year since the unprecedented attack by the Palestinian movement Hamas against..
On Wednesday, the lowest temperatures will be between 6 and 11°C; in Sofia - about 8°C. The highest will be between 23 and 28°C; in..
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