Bulgaria's Retail Sales Surge as EU Faces Decline
Retail sales across the European Union showed a decline in December, with both the eurozone and the EU reporting decreases
According to the new rules approved Tuesday in the European Parliament, all member states need to reduce the usage of the most commonly used plastic bags.
The new legislation set on ensuring a beneficial situation for all parts, as stated by EU MP Margrete Auken. She is a member of the party of the Greens in Denmark and has been responsible for outlining trends in a report.
The matter concerns a huge ecological problem. Millions of plastic bags are going directly in nature in the form of unprocessed garbage. This harms the environment, fish, and birds and we must deal with this problem, added Auken in her speech.
EU member states will have two options. The first one will involve implementing measures to reduce the average annual usage of non-biodegradable plastic bags to 90 per capita by the end of 2019 and subsequently to 40 by 2025. Alternatively, local governments need to guarantee that the bags will not be offered for free to mcustomers.
Meanwhile, the European Commission will need to evaluate the impact that oxo biodegradable polymers have on the environment and to evaluate the necessary measures to limit it.
Additionally, by end 2017 the commission needs to propose measures for labeling distinctly the biodegradable and compost plastic bags that need to be implemented throughout the entire EU.
Reportedly, in 2010 every EU citizen has used an average of 198 plastic bags. If no severe measures are implemented, it is expected that their usage will continue to grow. Close to 8 million plastic bags were thrown away only in the EU in 2010.
In the coming days, the weather in Bulgaria will be dominated by varying wind conditions
The weather in Bulgaria on February 6 will be mostly cloudy, with light snowfall expected in Eastern Bulgaria and mountain regions
On February 5, light snow is expected in parts of Eastern Bulgaria and in mountainous areas
Seismic activity on the Greek island of Santorini has continued for a fourth consecutive day
The weather across Bulgaria on February 4 is expected to be mostly cloudy, with the southern half of the country seeing more significant cloud coverage.
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