Work accidents last year were 114 more than in 2023, while deaths decreased by a quarter, the National Social Security Institute reports. A total of 3,108 work accidents were declared during this period - most of them occurred at work, and 447 happened on the way to or from work.
Fatal accidents were 64, four of which involved women. The biggest number of fatal accidents occurred in the economic sectors of “Construction” - 16, “Manufacturing” - 11, “Transport, storage and posts” - 9, “Trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles” - 8.
Work accidents were registered in 80 out of a total of 88 economic divisions. The lost calendar days from accidents at work totalled 164,478.
On Saturday, minimum temperatures will range from 8 to 13°C , around 9°C in Sofia. It will be mostly cloudy with rain in many areas. There will be temporary breaks in cloud cover over southern regions. Overnight into Sunday, cloudiness will begin to..
Bulgaria has received its fourth air ambulance helicopter. “The new aircraft will be based at the Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy hangar in Dolna Mitropolia. From there, it will serve a wide regional area and make a significant contribution to the..
The Bulgarian National Radio will host the 2025 Public Broadcasters International (PBI) Annual Conference . The prestigious forum will be held from 20 to 22 October for the first time in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The theme of the PBI..
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