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16.10.2020
COVID-19 mortality rate is up to 15 times higher that of influenza
Dr. Velislava Petrova, a virologist at the University of Cambridge and a consultant to the UN, has told NOVA that COVID-19 is definitely not just a flu. ...
15.10.2020
Record high number of new COVID-19 cases
819 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 5,898 PCR tests performed, data of the Single Information System ...
14.10.2020
Bulgaria increases net assets per capita 3 times in 11 years
In 11 years, Bulgaria has increased its net assets per capita three times, to 9,586 euro, PM Boyko Borissov wrote on Facebook, citing a survey by ...
14.10.2020
14-day COVID-19 quarantine ends with no need of negative PCR test result
Home isolation for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 will end automatically after the 14-day period is over. This means that a negative PCR ...
14.10.2020
Energy minister: There is no way we can give up on the Belene NPP project
“There is no way the country can give up on building new units for the Belene NPP project. One of the reasons is that the coal-fired power stations ...
14.10.2020
Record high COVID-19 infections
785 is the number of new COVID-19 cases registered in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours, or 13.49% of the 5,819 PCR tests performed.
The highest ...
14.10.2020
IMF: Bulgaria’s GDP to decrease by 4% in 2020
Bulgaria’s gross domestic product is to decrease by 4% in 2020 and then regain ground with 4.1% growth in 2021 the International Monetary Fund forecasts ...
14.10.2020
Minimum pension expected to increase by 50BGN to reach 300BGN as of 2021
The minimum pension is expected to increase by 50 leva to 300 leva as of next year, Finance Minister Kiril Ananiev said on Tuesday.
The expected increase ...
14.10.2020
The State has no right over Tsarska Bistritsa Palace
The Supreme Court of Cassation has rejected the state's lawsuit against Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and his sister Maria-Louise for ownership of the Tsarska ...
13.10.2020
Bulgaria to construct Unit 7 of Kozloduy NPP
Bulgaria is going to construct Unit No. 7 of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced during an inspection of the site on ...
13.10.2020
Bulgaria's government is allocating BGN 5 mln. for the drug Remdesivir
Bulgaria's government is allocating BGN 5 million for buying the drug Remdesivir. The decision is expected to be made at the cabinet's meeting ...
13.10.2020
Nearly 14% of COVID-19 test results returns positive
The number of coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours in Bulgaria was record high, the Single Information Portal shows. 23 patients lost the battle ...
12.10.2020
First reported case of a person suffering from COVID-19 and Influenza A
The first case of a person who suffers from both COVID-19 and influenza A (H1N1) have been reported in Mexico. The patient is a 54-year-old woman who ...
12.10.2020
Russia declares two Bulgarian diplomats in Moscow persona non grata in reciprocal move
Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Russia Atanas Krastin was summoned to the Russian Ministry of Foreign affairs, TASS informs. Ambassador Krastin was handed a ...
12.10.2020
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences marks 151st anniversary
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) is marking the 151st anniversary since its establishment today with an official ceremony. The academic oration ...
12.10.2020
83 new COVID-19 cases reported
There are 83 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria out of 1,191 PCR tests in the 24 hours until Sunday
midnight, according to the national coronavirus platform. ...
11.10.2020
11.8% of PCR tests performed return positive
448 are the newly registered coronavirus cases out of 3,795 PCR tests performed in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours, or 11.8% of all tests conducted, ...
10.10.2020
EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel tests positive for COVID-19
Bulgarian EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel has been infected with the new coronavirus, she announced on Facebook.
"After the first negative test for COVID-19, ...
10.10.2020
612 new COVID-19 cases reported
Bulgaria has registered 612 new cases of COVID-19 out of 6,048 PCR tests performed in the last 24 hours, according to data from the National Coronavirus ...
10.10.2020
3 dead, 16 injured in severe crash near Bulgaria-Turkey border
Three people died and 16 were injured in a severe crash near Lesovo at Bulgaria-Turkey border.
The signal for the collision between a truck and a ...
10.10.2020
Bulgaria's Parliament appointed new chairman of Central Election Commission
Bulgaria's Parliament appointed Alexander Andreev as Chairman of Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission. A total of 119 MPs including those from ...
09.10.2020
Record high COVID-19 infections
516 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 5,209 PCR tests performed. 9.91% of all PCR tests returned positive, ...
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 ...
