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19.12.2020
Russian diplomat in Sofia declared persona non grata
Following a report by the State Agency for National Security a pre-litigation procedure has been launched against a Russian diplomat who collected information, ...
19.12.2020
Man carrying 24kg of cocaine detained at border with Turkey
Customs officers at the Lesovo border checkpoint have detained a man carrying 23,600 kg of cocaine in a car arriving from Turkey, BTA has reported. The ...
19.12.2020
Prosecutor's Office requests check on heating prices
The Supreme Administrative Prosecutor's Office has called on the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission to check whether the requirements for the formation ...
19.12.2020
First vaccines expected to arrive in Bulgaria on December 25
The first vaccines against COVID-19 are expected to arrive in Bulgaria on December 25. Special teams of the National Vaccination Task Force have been set ...
19.12.2020
2042 new COVID-19 cases reported
2,042 are the new cases of COVID-19, established in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours. This is 29.92% of the 6,825 PCR tests performed.
The highest number ...
17.12.2020
Tighter anti-epidemic measures in Bulgaria extended
Most of the emergency anti-epidemic measures in Bulgaria will remain in force until January 31, 2021. That was announced at the weekly briefing of the ...
17.12.2020
Traders and customers will be fined for large gatherings of people
Failure to comply with anti-epidemic measures in large retail chains will result in sanctions for both retailers and customers. This was what Minister ...
17.12.2020
1959 new COVID-19 cases reported
1,959 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 6,113 PCR tests performed. 32% of the PCR tests have returned positive.
The ...
17.12.2020
Bulgaria's Statistical Institute calls for postponement of national census
The National Statistical Institute has requested a postponement of the national census due to the epidemic situation. The chairman of the institute, Sergey ...
17.12.2020
Prime Minister Borissov and US Ambassador Mustafa held a meeting
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and US Ambassador Herro Mustafa held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss important points of the strategic relationship ...
17.12.2020
UK reduces quarantine for arrivals from Bulgaria to 10 days
The United Kingdom has reduced the quarantine for those arriving from Bulgaria from 14 to 10 days. The changes are valid from December 14, 2020, the Bulgarian ...
17.12.2020
Bulgaria's cabinet allocates BGN 100 million for hospitals
Bulgaria's government allocates nearly BGN 100 million for hospitals across the country which provide over 50% of their bed capacity for the treatment ...
17.12.2020
Extension of most anti-epidemic measures until January 31 proposed
Most of the anti-epidemic measures are to be extended until January 31, 2021. On January 4, students up to the 4th grade are to return to school and ...
16.12.2020
Bulgarian Council of Ministers proposes EU SURE Instrument to mitigate COVID-19 crisis
Bulgaria's Council of Ministers decided to propose to the National Assembly to ratify by law the Loan Agreement between the European Union as a lender ...
16.12.2020
2743 new COVID-19 cases reported
2,743 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 7,737 PCR tests performed. 35.45% of the PCR tests have returned ...
16.12.2020
Decrease in number of hospitalized people with COVID-19 in Bulgaria
2,095 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours. 5,298 PCR tests were performed, 39.5% of them - positive, data from the ...
16.12.2020
Bulgaria registers low unemployment rate in November
The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in November was 6.7 percent, the lowest recorded since the end of the state of emergency on May 13, 2020. That shows ...
14.12.2020
GPs to issue referrals for rapid antigen tests as well
Bulgaria has received nearly 1,200,000 antigen tests, Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov announced on Monday. Next week, positive rapid antigen tests ...
14.12.2020
COVID-19: 30% positive PCR tests reported
497 news cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 1,634 PCR tests performed. 30.42% of the PCR tests have returned ...
13.12.2020
1287 new COVID-19 cases reported
1,287 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 4,407 PCR tests performed.
29.2% of the PCR tests have returned ...
12.12.2020
MRF party re-elects leader at online conference
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) has re-elected its leader Mustafa Karadayi during the party's National Reporting and Election Conference ...
12.12.2020
Bulgaria's Marinela Petrova is new chair of Council of Europe Development Bank
Bulgaria's Deputy Finance Minister Marinela Petrova has been elected chair of the Council of Europe Development Bank. Her term in office is three ...
11.12.2020
MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk: Sofia and Skopje need to return to the foundations of the good neighbour agreement
“Sofia and Skopje need to return to the negotiating table and to the foundations of the agreement with the things that are common to both, instead of ...
11.12.2020
PM Borissov: We can expect to emerge from the pandemic in August-October 2021
“Expectations are that we shall emerge from the pandemic in August-October 2021, and this provided 70% of the people in the EU are vaccinated to create ...
11.12.2020
More cured than newly infected with COVID-19 in Bulgaria
A total of 3075 new coronavirus cases have been registered in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours. The number of the cured patients is higher - 3154.
The ...
11.12.2020
48% of Bulgaria's front-line medical professionals are ready to be vaccinated
Nearly 48% of first-line employees in hospitals have shown interest in receiving a vaccine against Covid-19. This was announced by the Minister of Health ...
10.12.2020
Borissov takes part in European Council in Brussels
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has arrived in Brussels to participate in the European Council meeting, which will take place on Thursday ...
10.12.2020
Borissov to Bučkovski: Generations would not forgive us for not finding compromise
"I have always believed that solutions can be found at the negotiating table. The current and future generations would forgive neither Bulgaria, nor the ...
10.12.2020
3328 new COVID-19 cases reported
3,328 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 8,578 PCR tests performed, data of the Single Information Portal ...
09.12.2020
Bulgarian Parliament renames official Bulgarian holiday of May 24
The name of the official holiday "May 24 - Day of Bulgarian education and culture and the Slavic script" has been replaced by "May 24 - Day of the holy ...
09.12.2020
MPs back amendment to the Labour Code
The amount of overtime work that can be agreed between employers and employees has been doubled from 150 to 300 hours per year.
This was decided by ...
09.12.2020
Government allocates BGN 2.5 million for reconstruction of temples in Bulgaria
The Council of Ministers allocated BGN 2.5 million for construction and repair of temples across the country. The funds will be used for restoration of Bachkovo ...
09.12.2020
Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism is on visit to Hungary
Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy and Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova has left on a working visit to Hungary, the government's ...
09.12.2020
North Macedonia special envoy for Bulgaria Vlado Bučkovski arrives in Sofia
Today Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva is to receive the special envoy of the Republic of North Macedonia for ...
09.12.2020
Government to finance production of vaccines and serums
The Bulgarian government allocates 11.3 million euros for investment projects developed by BUL BIO. The funds are for a new additional production line ...
09.12.2020
3980 new COVID-19 cases reported
3980 new cases of coronavirus have been registered for the past 24 hours in Bulgaria after 9715 PCR tests performed, according to the Single Information ...
08.12.2020
PM Borissov and President Radev greet Bulgarian students
Today, we need dignified and educated people more than ever, Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov wrote on Facebook on the occasion of the Student’s Day ...
08.12.2020
2764 new cases of COVID-19 reported
2,764 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 6,260 PCR tests performed, data of the Single Information Portal ...
07.12.2020
Borissov: All closed facilities will reopen from December 21
"Since the beginning of the pandemic the government has given over BGN 1.1 billion to support small and medium-sized enterprises.
The best anti-crisis ...
07.12.2020
Bulgaria's President announced the date of parliamentary vote
The parliamentary elections in Bulgaria should be on March 28, 2021, President Rumen Radev announced.
"Elections must be held on time. Licensed ...
