A new information system in Bulgaria will be providing air quality data in real time. It will be available on the website of the Executive Environment Agency. Currently, the leading atmospheric pollutant in the country is fine particulate matter, as increased concentration is mainly due to domestic heating, the agency reported. Sofia is not among the cities with the dirtiest air. Among the cities where the permissible pollution rate is exceeded are Smolyan, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Plovdiv.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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