The Euro-Atlantic orientation of Bulgarians is firm, but the approval rating of politicians, MPs and political parties is decreasing, a national survey conducted by Exacta Research Group shows.
71% of respondents support Bulgaria's EU membership and only 22% are against. Most of the people who are against the country's EU membership are supporters of "Vazrazhdane" and the Bulgarian Socialist Party.
57% of Bulgarians approve of the country's NATO membership and 31% are against.
One third of the respondents believe that people abstain from voting, because they are disappointed, disillusioned and tired of elections. 20% of the polled say that there is a strong intolerance towards the political elite which demotivates people to vote.
The Kalotina border checkpoint on the border with Serbia has already been renovated and has a nearly 30% increased capacity for passenger cars. It has seven lanes each for entering and leaving the country, as well as another eight lanes that can be..
On Wednesday minimum temperatures will be between 2 and 12°C, 5°C in Sofia. Maximum temperatures will be 19-24°C, 21°C in the capital. In the higher plateaus of western Bulgaria there are conditions for frost. The day will be bright and sunny with light..
The second group of 80 Bulgarians who wanted to leave Lebanon has taken off from Beirut to Sofia onboard the governmental Airbus. The plane is expected to land in Sofia after 7 pm. The second group of Bulgarians is ready for evacuation from..
Bulgaria has begun evacuating our fellow citizens who expressed a desire to leave Beirut following Israel's attacks on Lebanon. Some of the Bulgarians..
Some of the Bulgarians in Lebanon were evacuated on a government aircraft flight on Monday evening. The first group, consisting of 89 people, mostly..
''The second evacuation flight from Lebanon will be carried out today around noon, provided the circumstances are favorable'', caretaker Premier Dimitar..
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