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In 2023, the highest rates of road traffic fatalities in the European Union were recorded in Bulgaria and Romania, with 81 deaths per million inhabitants in each country, followed by Latvia with 75. These figures stand in stark contrast to the EU average of 46 fatalities per million, the Statistical Office of the European Commission (Eurostat) reported on Tuesday.

Movement for Rights and Freedoms - New Beginning Floor Leader Delyan Peevski met with Hayredin Mayor Todor Aleksiev, who expressed willingness to join the "New Beginning for the Development of Regions" strategy, the party press centre said on Tuesday.

Veslets Tourist Association, which is the first such association in Vratsa, celebrated its 125th anniversary on Tuesday, said Valentina Lyubomirova, curator at the Vratsa Regional History Museum.

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An analysis of the Ministry of Economy and Industry shows that in 2024 Bulgaria's trade with the US accounted for 1.7% of the country's total trade, with exports to the US accounting for 2.6% of total exports and imports accounting for 0.8% of total imports, Minister of Economy and Industry Petar Dilov said during Parliament's Question Time on Tuesday, quoted by the Ministry's press centre.

The February 2025 output of energy products showed a month-on-month increase solely for liquefied petroleum gases - by 60.0% to 8,000 tonnes. The largest decrease was registered in transport diesel - by 11.9% to 236,000 tonnes, the National

Mobile operator A1 fixed the technical difficulties which caused interferences with outgoing and incoming calls and text messages in various parts of the country on Tuesday, the operator said on its website later in the day.

In March 2025, the average interest rate on house purchase loans decreased further, while the average interest rate on consumer loans increased compared with February, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on Tuesday.

Cambridge Day — one of the leading events for English teachers in Bulgaria — brought together nearly 400 specialists, teachers, and educators to discuss the future of language teaching in the country.

In a discussion with rectors from Bulgaria's technical universities, Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev presented a set of proposed reforms aimed at strengthening technical higher education and addressing the country’s skills

Rectors of Bulgaria’s technical universities Monday supported the introduction of mandatory math exams to strengthen engineering education. They gathered at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy (UACEG) for a meeting with

Artists from Croatia and Portugal will join New Bulgarian University (NBU) lecturers and students to transform the paediatric ward at ISUL University Hospital, NBU said on Monday.

The Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee in the European Parliament Ilhan Kyuchyuk has officially referred the issue of the fully completed Rudozem–Xanthi but still unopened border crossing to the European Commission, according to a press release

After completing their bike ride to Strasbourg on April 15, a group of Serbian students set off on Friday to run the distance from Novi Sad to Brussels within 18 days. “No one’s tired! We’re running to Brussels!” is the slogan of the students, who

Representatives of various sectors who have worked on projects supported by the EU Cohesion Policy participated in a conference at the National Press Club of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) in Troyan on Friday. The event was part of BTA's "Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills" project.

Troyan Municipality administers 17 EU-backed projects worth over BGN 21 million, Troyan Deputy Mayor Nikolay Raykovski said during a local conference held here on Friday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project. He