One fifth of Bulgarians have been in a car with a driver who has consumed alcohol. 275,000 people (5% of the country’s population) were driving under the influence of alcohol, indicates data of a survey conducted by Research Center Trend, commissioned by "24 Chassa" daily.
According to the survey, 37% of respondents have witnessed how their relative or acquaintance get behind the wheel after using alcohol or drugs. According to the respondents, the three leading factors for road accidents are speeding (27%), driving under the influence of alcohol (24%) and driving under the influence of drugs (17%). 86% of respondents believe that legislative changes are needed to introduce stricter punishments for drunk driving or drug driving. 94% believe the state does not deal adequately with law-breakers.
The parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, the fifth in two years, have already started. A maximum of 2.7 million Bulgarian citizens are expected to go to the polling stations until the end of election day (20.00 pm), which is 46% of all Bulgarians..
The National Natural History Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia celebrates today the International Bird Day - April 1 , together with the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds. The scientists and conservationists have..
April 1 in Bulgaria is a day free from political agitation before the early parliamentary election. Campaign messages are prohibited both on the day of silence and on the day of the vote itself and the local..
Tsvetelina Peneva, chair of the Central Election Commission’s Public Council urged people to go out and vote for a new parliament on Sunday because the..
April 1 in Bulgaria is a day free from political agitation before the early parliamentary election. Campaign messages..
Tomorrow , minimum temperatures will range from 5° and 10° C., for Sofia around 7° C. Before midday, mostly in Northwestern Bulgaria there will be..
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