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Fourth-Quarter GDP Grows by 4.5% Y/Y
February 16 (BTA) - In the fourth quarter of 2021, Bulgaria's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.5 per cent compared with the fourth quarter of 2020 and 1 per cent compared with the third quarter of 2021, according to seasonally adjusted data published by the National Statist...
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Bulgarian Device to Measure Radiation Exposure on International Space Station
February 16 (BTA) - The device Liulin-SET developed by the Institute of Space Research and Technologies with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has underwent successful test runs and is set to fly out to the International Space Station on February 19, BAS said in a press rel...
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Alpine Skier Albert Popov Earns Highest Ranking for Bulgaria at Beijing Winter Olympics
February 16 (BTA special correspondent Dimitar Velyov) - Alpine skier Albert Popov earned the highest ranking for Bulgaria at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games after finishing ninth in the men's slalom on Wednesday. Popov thus achieved the second-best result ever for a Bulgar...
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COVID-19 Update: 6,589 New Cases Confirmed, Test Positivity Rate at 22.7%
February 16 (BTA) - Bulgaria's healthcare authorities confirmed 6,589 new cases of COVID-19 in the country on Tuesday, February 15 after 28,986 tests, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate for the day was 22.7 per cent. The active cases ...
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BTA is launching its new website on February 16. News items may appear with some delay in the coming hours due to server...
BTA is launching its new website on February 16. News items may appear with some delay in the coming hours due to server change.
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Consultative Council on National Security Agrees about Need to Overcome Defence Capability Deficits
February 15 (BTA) - The Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) has achieved consensus on the need to overcome capability deficits and develop a modern defence potential in the Bulgarian Armed Forces in the framework of the EU and NATO. President Rumen Radev broke the...
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Refusal to Investigate Ex-Interior Minister Reversed
February 15 (BTA) - Specialized Prosecution Office (SPO) President Valentina Madjarova on Tuesday confirmed reports that the Supreme Cassation Prosecution Office (SCPO) has reversed the SPO's refusal to institute pretrial proceedings against former interior minister and current G...
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Income per Household Member Up 12.8%, Expenditure Down 12.1% in Q4 of 2021
February 15 (BTA) - The total income average per household member during the last quarter of 2021 was 2,037 leva, an increase of 12.8 per cent compared to the same period of 2020. The total expenditure average per household member was 1,885 leva, up by 12.1 per cent, said the Nat...
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About the Roma - Beyond the Stereotypes
February 15 (Lora Metanova of BTA) - The Roma do not have as many children as people imagine and, just like ethnic Bulgarians, they also seek their fortunes abroad and are becoming to realize the value of education, shows a study conducted by Sociologist Assoc. Prof. Alexey Pampo...
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January Annual Inflation at 9.1% - Statistics
February 15 (BTA) - According to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute released on Tuesday, the monthly inflation in January 2022 compared to the preceding month was 1.5 per cent. The annual inflation in January 2022 compared to January of last year was 9.1 per c...
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Consultative Council on National Security to Discuss Security Risks and State of Armed Forces
February 15 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev is convening a sitting of the Consultative Council on National Security at 2 p.m. to discuss risks and threats to the national security of Bulgaria, the state of the Armed Forces, and necessary measures, said the press office of the head ...
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COVID-19 Update: 6,130 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 17.3%
February 15 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 1,042,954, after 35,342 tests identified 6,130 new infections on Monday, 77.32 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity r...
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Confers with Central European Initiative Secretary General
February 14 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska conferred with the visiting Secretary General of the Central European Initiative (CEI), Roberto Antonione, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release here on Monday. The two sides discussed the Bulgarian Presiden...
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African Swine Fever Spreads in Pernik Region
February 14 (BTA) - African swine fever has been diagnosed in wild boars in Pernik Region, the regional administration reported on Monday. It quoted Mihail Bozhilov of the Regional Food Safety Directorate as saying at an extraordinary meeting of the local Epizootics Commission th...
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Average Wage Grows to 1,612 Lv in Q4 of 2021
February 14 (BTA) - In the last quarter of 2021, the average monthly wage was 1,612 leva, up by 6.1 per cent from the previous quarter, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistical Institute. The average gross monthly wage was 1,581 leva in October, 1,579...
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Epileptics Remain Stigmatized, Their Medicines Are in Short Supply, Parents and Physicians Complain
February 14 (BTA) - Epileptics remain stigmatized nowadays and medicines against the disease are in short supply, according to parents of children with epilepsy and physicians active in treating the disorder, who were interviewed in connection with International Epilepsy Day. Sev...
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Biggest Risk to Bulgaria's Security Is Neglecting Problems Plaguing Its Armed Forces - President Radev
February 14 (BTA) - Speaking to reporters here on Monday, President Rumen Radev said that the biggest risk to this country's security is neglecting the problems plaguing the armed forces. The armed forces shall not be remembered only in times of crises and catastrophes, Radev sai...
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COVID-19 Update: New Cases Approach 1,540, Test Positivity Rate at 15.29%
February 14 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 1,036,825 after 10,061 tests identified 1,540 newly infected persons on Sunday, of whom 78.04 per cent are unvaccinated, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate no...
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Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Vassilev, Energy Minister Nikolov Pay Working Visit to US
February 14 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds and Minister of Finance Assen Vassileva heads a delegation on a working visit to the United States, the government's information service said. On the delegation are Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov and top official...
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Foreign Ministry Sets Up Crisis Centre on Situation in and around Ukraine
February 13 (BTA) - Acting on instructions from Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska, the Foreign Ministry has set up a crisis centre which has been monitoring the situation in and around Ukraine round the clock and is ready to put into action the evacuation protocol, BTA learned ...
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