The average life expectancy in Bulgaria has continued to increase, the report of the Bulgarian cabinet on the fulfillment of the National Demographic Development Strategy reads. Between 2015 and 2017 the average life expectancy in Bulgaria was 74.8 years, or 0.1 years higher as compared to the previous period 2014-2016. Average life expectancy for males was 71.3 years. The average life expectancy for females was 7 years higher-78.4 years. The ageing of the population is the most significant trend ascertained by the report. At the end of 2017 the people aged 65 or above were 21.0% of the whole Bulgarian population.
The two men suspected of murdering 20-year-old Marian Paskov in the town of Kula have been arrested in the Czech Republic, the Prosecutor’s Office announced. 29-year-old Anton Iliev and 20-year-old Valentin Kamenov are to stand trial on charges..
A fifth boycott of large retail chains has been announced for today. The organizers also called on citizens to refrain from using banking services. The initiators state that the boycott will continue until effective measures are taken to..
Hundreds of citizens protested last night in central Sofia and other major cities, expressing support for rule of law and free and fair elections. The protest was mottoed ''Who Blocked the Constitution''. ''In a criminal symbiosis, the state-owned..
Bulgaria's Constitutional Court has declared the election of 16 MPs in the current Bulgarian Parliament illegal . The decision was published on the..
Bulgaria has made a commitment to join the common European currency since the signing of the EU Accession Treaty. This was reminded by President Rumen..
On Friday the weather in Bulgaria will be mostly sunny. There will be more significant cloudiness over Northwestern Bulgaria and there will be..
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