Just over 41% of Bulgarians live in overcrowded dwellings or in rooms, which do not correspond with the size of their household, data of Eurostat show. This indicator places Bulgaria third in the EU after Romania and Latvia. The average indicator for the EU is 17.2%.
As compared to 10 years ago, the situation in Bulgaria is improving. In 2010, just over 47% of all Bulgarian households lived in overcrowded dwellings.
Eurostat data also show that currently 11.5% of Bulgarians live in under-occupied dwellings, which are too large for their needs.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev gave a lecture on the prospects and challenges for young people at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia. At the end of his speech, he answered questions from students. Asked about the wars in..
The European Commission is insisting on the urgent implementation of strict measures to eradicate the outbreak of sheep plague in Velingrad. In a statement, the Directorate-General for Crisis Preparedness in Food, Animals and Plants of the..
At a meeting of the caretaker government, Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev confirmed that the Dutch government has agreed with Bulgaria's full accession to Schengen. He said that according to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the benefits of the..
The government of the Netherlands is proposing the kingdom to agree to Bulgaria's accession to Schengen by land, BNR has learned. The..
Ice Park, the biggest ice rink on the Balkan peninsula, is in Sofia. The new park stretches over 11,000 sq. m., with an ice surface totalling 4,000..
On Thursday temperatures will range from 1 to 5°C, with a low of 2°C in Sofia. In the morning, visibility may be reduced. The day will be cloudy. There..
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