In 2018 Bulgaria reduced the CO2 emissions from fossil fuels with 8.1%, whereas the EU reduced these emissions with 2.5% on average. Bulgaria places second after Portugal which managed to reduce its CO2 emissions with 9% last year. Bulgaria’s share in the total CO2 pollution in the EU is 1.3%. Biggest increase of CO2 emissions was registered in Latvia-8%. Eurostat specifies that the indicators depend on whether a given country imports or exports energy sources. If a country imports coal, pollution from coal burning is calculated in its data, but when a given country imports electricity, the pollution is at the expense of the country where this electricity was produced. Bulgaria is among the gross exporters of electricity in the EU.
With a rating of 5.9, Bulgarians are the most dissatisfied people in the EU, according to data from a Eurostat survey for 2023. In the survey, people in the EU rated their overall life satisfaction on a scale from 0 (very dissatisfied) to 10 (very..
The Japanese company "Tri-Wall Bulgaria" is among the newest investors in the Trakia Economic Zone. Representatives of the company officially announced their investment during a visit by caretaker Minister of Innovation and Growth Rosen..
"Exactly 75 years ago, in 1949, the largest natural stand of Greek juniper (Juniperus excelsa) in Europe, the Tisata, at the foot of the Pirin Mountains, was declared a nature reserve. Greek juniper is a southern protected relict species of..
It is our intention that even with the 2025 budget, defense spending will reach a higher level than 2.5% of the Gross Domestic Product, said the Deputy..
Bulgaria is the 21 st safest country out of 38 countries in Europe, ranking between Poland and Spain. This country gets 1.643 points measured by..
State-owed natural gas supplier Bulgargaz has hired a legal councillor to defend the interests of the Bulgarian gas company in connection with the..
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