More than 210 thousand speeding violations have been detected by the Traffic Police in Sofia since the beginning of the year. In the first eight months of 2023, 680 drivers were found to be driving under the influence of drugs and 730 drivers have..
The daughter of Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gothа - Kalina, who was involved in a car accident with her car on Saturday afternoon after drinking alcohol, was detained and later released due to "no need to detain her". Kalina was driving her car when..
The government fully supports the changes to the Criminal Code, approved by parliament, for confiscation of the vehicles for drivers under the influence of drugs and alcohol, PM Nikolay Denkov said at the beginning of today’s Council of Ministers..
80,000 persons have attempted to cross the Bulgaria-Turkiye border illegally in the first six months of 2023, Minister of Interior Kalin Stoyanov said for BTA. "This represents an increase of 62% as compared to the same period of 2022. This indicates..
Relatives of people who died in road accidents staged a protest in front of the Sofia Court House and later in front of the National Assembly. The protest began with a minute's silence in memory of the perished. Protesters called for legislative..
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,..
Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov issued an order prohibiting servicemen from using alcohol and drugs while on duty , "including during classes, drills, exercises, missions and operations". If found in non-compliance, offenders will be removed from..
One more serious traffic accident involving alcohol and drug use by the driver occurred in Sofia last night. The 19-year old driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a lamp post near Armeets Arena in the capital city. Several persons were..
Bulgaria’s Finance Minister has issued an order by force of which new excise stamps for bottled alcoholic beverages come into effect as of 1 April, 2022. The new excise stamps were supposed to have been introduced on 1 January, 2022 but after..
A century ago Bulgarians used to relax sipping their Turkish-style coffee with lots of sugar, eating Turkish delight or baklava as they engaged in talks. Discussing politics, they were shrouded in tobacco smoke holding a glass of absinthe in hand...
