According to the “Bulgaria Health Profile” prepared by the European Commission, Bulgaria is the EU’s heaviest-smoking country. Over 28% of the Bulgarian citizens are smokers which is 7% more than the EU average. 35% of the Bulgarian men smoke on a daily basis. 21% of the fifteen-year- old Bulgarian children also smoke (2nd in the EU after Croatia). 30% of the fiteeen-year-old girls are regular smokers (1st in the EU). According to the World Bank, the price each country’s health system pays to fight the consequences of the tobacco use is between 0.1% and 1.1% of their GDP. Bulgaria pays over EUR 500 million.
The Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA) and the Migration Agency of Uzbekistan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of labor migration. The document lays the foundations for a long-term partnership between the two countries..
"The Untamed" is the name of the team comprising four rowers from the boat Rannoch 45 '' Rose'' , who have set off from the western coast of Australia across the Indian Ocean toward Kenya, Africa. On board are Evgeny Sudyr from Ukraine, Liu Yong from..
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has sent an official letter stating that it will provisionally acknowledge the election of Vessela Lecheva as President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC). This comes despite legal appeals filed in..
We are helping North Macedonia and Serbia because of the breakdowns in their energy systems, Bulgaria’s Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov announced at..
"The Untamed" is the name of the team comprising four rowers from the boat Rannoch 45 '' Rose'' , who have set off from the western coast of Australia..
Bulgaria’s Premier Rosen Zhelyazkov congratulated Pope Leo XIV after his inauguration as the leader of the Catholic Church. Rosen Zhelyazkov..
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