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08.10.2020
Bulgaria's Parliament overturned President’s veto on amendments to the Election Code
Bulgaria’s Parliament overturned President Radev’s veto on part of the amendments to the Election Code. 124 MPs voted in favor and 98 MPs voted against.
President ...
08.10.2020
RECORD: Over 9% of PCR tests performed return positive
437 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours, a new grim record since the start of the pandemic, and 1 more than the ...
07.10.2020
5 Balkan countries in a joint initiative not to require PCR tests at their borders
The Republic of Northern Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina agreed to allow their citizens enter the five countries without ...
07.10.2020
Record high number of new COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria
A record high number of new COVID-19 cases has been registered in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours - 436. A total of 5,431 PCR tests were performed.
131 ...
06.10.2020
Karakachanov: Cooperation with USA is important at backdrop of regional security risks
The cooperation between Bulgaria and the United States in the spheres of security and defense has been praised at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister ...
06.10.2020
100 euro fines for parking violations in Sofia
Fines of 200 Leva (102 euro) for parking violations are being introduced in Sofia as of mid-October.
Urban Mobility Centre officials will monitor ...
06.10.2020
Labour and Social Policy Minister proposes to drop income criteria for child benefits
The income criteria for child benefits should be dropped, the Minister of Labour and Social Policy Denitsa Sacheva said on Tuesday.
In her words, if ...
05.10.2020
Subsidy of salaries under measure 60/40 extended
At an extraordinary online meeting of the National Council, the social partners approved the extension of the measure 60/40 from October 1 to December ...
05.10.2020
Specialized police units detain 21 persons in Sofia involved in criminal groups
Increased police presence is seen today in four neighbourhoods in the capital Sofia. The action of the specialized police for fighting organised crime ...
05.10.2020
Minister Nikolova: 29,000 jobs in tourism have been saved
“Despite the blow the tourist industry suffered due to Covid-19, 29,000 jobs in Bulgaria have been saved,” said Minister of Tourism Mariyana Nikolova ...
05.10.2020
Number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increases
In the last 24 hours, 69 new cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Bulgaria. Of the 1,278 PCR tests performed, 5.4% returned positive.
The highest ...
04.10.2020
Another 230 million euros to go for health care
In the new 2021 budget another 230 million euros are earmarked for healthcare, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said in Gabrovo.
He added it was important ...
04.10.2020
182 new cases of COVID-19
In the past 24 hours, 182 new cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Bulgaria. Out of the 2,843 PCR tests performed, 6.4% were positive.
There are ...
03.10.2020
Supreme Court in Belgrade confirms extradition of ex-CCB owner Vassilev
The Supreme Court in Belgrade has confirmed that all legal prerequisites for the ex-owner of Corporate Commercial Bank Tsvetan Vassilev to be handed ...
03.10.2020
240 new cases of COVID-19 reported
240 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 4,820 PCR tests performed. 4.98% of all PCR tests returned positive. ...
01.10.2020
Minister of Justice: Bulgaria’s prosecutor general will not be immune
A draft that envisages that an independent prosecutor can investigate the prosecutor general and his/her deputies was submitted to Bulgaria’s National ...
01.10.2020
ECB takes over supervision of 5 Bulgarian banks
As of October 1, 2020, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) is cooperating with the European Central Bank. The accession of Bulgaria to the Banking Union ...
01.10.2020
286 new COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria, 12 more fatalities
286 are the new cases of COVID-19 registered in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours. 4,943 PCR tests were performed.
In the same period 12 more infected ...
30.09.2020
Injured Serena Williams forced to withdraw from Rolland-Garros 2020, Pironkova qualifies
Serena Williams has been forced to withdraw from Roland-Garros 2020 ahead of her second round, citing an Achilles injury. The 39-year-old American was ...
30.09.2020
BGN 2 banknote to be withdrawn from circulation
The Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank decided to withdraw from circulation the banknotes with a face value of BGN 2, issues 1999 and 2005. ...
30.09.2020
Warm October expected with temperatures reaching 30 degrees
After the cooling at the end of September, warm air masses will be transferred from the south and temperatures in Bulgaria will rise quickly in the beginning ...
30.09.2020
276 new COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria for 24 hours
276 new cases of coronavirus have been registered in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours. 6 more infected people have died, data from the Unified Information ...
29.09.2020
President Radev vetoes amendments to Election Code
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev has vetoed some amendments to the Election Code. In his view, the amendments aim to guarantee election victory of the ...
29.09.2020
Prime Minister Borissov: Budget 2021 will be focused on small towns and villages
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov congratulated the new mayors from GERB on their victory at the by-elections. The rulling party won in 9 out ...
29.09.2020
Bulgaria will continue partnership with Lockheed Martin
“The purchase of F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft is an expression of Bulgaria’s drive towards the irreversible modernization of its armed forces. ...
29.09.2020
216 new COVID-19 cases reported
216 new COVID-19 cases have been conformed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 3,302 PCR tests performed, data of the Single Information Portal show.
11 ...
28.09.2020
Tsvetana Pironkova breezed into the second round of Roland Garros
Bulgarian wildcard Tsvetana Pironkova, who reached the U.S. Open quarter-finals in her first tour-level appearance since 2017, breezed into the second ...
28.09.2020
Bulgaria calls for resumption of negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh
Bulgaria expresses deep concern over the military clashes which have broken out in Nagorno-Karabakh leading to military and civilian casualties, reads ...
28.09.2020
58 new COVID-19 cases reported
58 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in Bulgaria in 24 hours, or 5.2% out of the 1,103 PCR tests performed, indicate data of the Single Information ...
27.09.2020
169 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria for 24 hours
169 are the new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours. 2,710 PCR tests were performed, data from the Unified Information Portal shows.
The ...
26.09.2020
Krasimir Valchev: The situation would be complicated by the approaching cold weather
"Students will no longer go on flu vacations and, if necessary, will study remotely," Bulgaria's Education Minister Krasimir Valchev told NOVA. Regarding ...
26.09.2020
PM Borissov announces new measures in support of businesses
"As of next week, employers will be able to apply for the construction of children's playgrounds in companies," wrote Prime Minister Boyko Borissov ...
26.09.2020
255 new COVID-19 cases reported
255 newly infected people with COVID-19 have been registered in the last 24 hours, data of the National Information Portal shows.
4 people lost the ...
25.09.2020
Health Minister: Bulgaria is keeping the pandemic under control
Bulgaria is keeping the pandemic under control. The country continues to successfully control the development of the epidemic and the health care system ...
25.09.2020
COVID-19: 290 new cases reported
290, or almost 6% of the 4,859 PCR tests performed in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours have returned positive.
The number of newly registered cases ...
24.09.2020
160 new COVID-19 cases reported
160 or 4.5% of the 3,526 PCR tests performed in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours have returned positive, Single Information Portal data shows.
12 people ...
23.09.2020
Prosecutor General reports on two Russian spies in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev has notified the Foreign Ministry of evidence gathered for intelligence activities in the country by two ...
23.09.2020
Bulgaria's cabinet provides BGN 50 mln. for increasing university teachers' salaries
BGN 50 million will be provided for increasing the salaries of university teachers, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced at a meeting ...
23.09.2020
Bulgarian Prime Minister inspects Balkan Stream from air (VIDEO)
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov together with Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Aabed Abdulla Al-Saadoun and Bulgarian ...
23.09.2020
Emergency epidemic situation in Bulgaria is extended
The emergency epidemic situation due to COVID-19 has been officially extended until the end of November. This was decided by the government at a regular ...
