According to the “Bulgaria Health Profile” prepared by the European Commission, Bulgaria is the EU’s heaviest-smoking country. Over 28% of the Bulgarian citizens are smokers which is 7% more than the EU average. 35% of the Bulgarian men smoke on a daily basis. 21% of the fifteen-year- old Bulgarian children also smoke (2nd in the EU after Croatia). 30% of the fiteeen-year-old girls are regular smokers (1st in the EU). According to the World Bank, the price each country’s health system pays to fight the consequences of the tobacco use is between 0.1% and 1.1% of their GDP. Bulgaria pays over EUR 500 million.
Due to health reasons, Bulgarian Ambassador to Russia Atanas Kristin will not attend Vladimir Putin's swearing-in ceremony for a fifth presidential term, a diplomatic source told BNR. Earlier, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security..
Filling the reserve in the Bulgarian army is complicated, announced the caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov. The military authorities are trying to fill it through temporary service in the voluntary reserve. Reservists will be attracted by higher..
Harvesting of the rose petals in Bulgaria has started in the first days of May, reports BGNES. The dry and warm spring is the main reason for the beginning of the rose harvest, said rose grower Peter Simeonov from Kazanlak. Zara Klisurova of the..
Today, caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev will notify the prosecutor's office and the State Agency for National Security about the case with the private..
Unit 5 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has been temporarily shut down for its scheduled annual maintenance and refuelling, which is expected to..
The 17th edition of the Antistatic International Festival for Contemporary Dance and Performance will be held in Sofia from May 7 to 23. The festival is..
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