New analysis published by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) shows that in the past year 2023 there were 20,418 deaths on EU roads. These figures show that deaths on European roads have fallen by just 1% compared to 2022. To meet the EU‘s target of a 50% reduction in road deaths by 2030, an annual drop of at least 6.1 is needed %.

Bulgaria reports progress for 2023 with a nearly 16% reduction in deaths compared to 2019, which should not reassure us, because unfortunately the “black statistics” in Bulgaria continue to be at high levels. The systematic efforts of the…