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.
On Saturday it will be mostly cloudy with light rain, which in some places in the northern regions of Bulgaria will be mixed with snow. There will be almost no precipitation in Southeast Bulgaria. In the morning hours in many places in the plains and..
Bulgarian beekeepers', farmers' and grain growers' organisations have spoken out against the construction of wind turbines and photovoltaic plants on agricultural land , BNR's correspondent in Dobrich reports. Beekeepers whose hives are located..
The second helicopter to provide emergency medical services by air landed in Bulgaria this afternoon, the Health Ministry said. It will be used at the HEMS regional base in the city of Sliven. The eight air medical teams that will work there have..
The effects of the protests against supermarkets are being felt, Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov said in Plovdiv, where he was attending a national..
In 2022, 14.7% of workers in the EU were low-wage earners . By definition, low-wage earners are those who earn two-thirds or less of the average gross..
A serious restrictive and even repressive attitude among Bulgarian society on the current issues of school education and upbringing is shown by an..
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