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BTA Director General Valchev: EU Should Standardize Digital Formats
January 21 (BTA) - The European Union (EU) should standardize digital formats of cultural heritage, Bulgarian News Agency Director General Kiril Valchev said in his opening speech at Friday's online conference titled "Cultural Heritage". This is the sixth event of BTA's "Bulgaria...
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Finance Ministry Draft State Budget Plans for 4.1% Deficit of GDP in 2022
January 21 (BTA) - The 2022 draft budget envisages revenue to stand at 57,253.2 million leva, and expenditures, at 63,153.8 million leva, said the Ministry of Finance on Friday. The deficit is expected to be 5,900.3 million leva or 4.1 per cent of the projected GDP. The Financ...
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Sofia Philharmonic Celebrates Mozart's Birthday with Virtuoso Pianist Georgii Cherkin
January 21 (BTA) - On January 27, the Sofia Philharmonic, together with virtuoso pianist Georgii Cherkin and Romanian maestro Cristian Mandeal are celebrating the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The programme of the evening includes some of Mozart's most popular works: an ov...
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COVID-19 Update: 8,932 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 22.6%
January 21 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 860,877, after 39,445 tests identified 8,932 new infections on Thursday, 77.2 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rat...
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First European Public Prosecutor's Office Indictment in Bulgaria: Bribery of State Fund Agriculture Official
January 20 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The first court hearing of a European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) case in Bulgaria took place in the Specialized Criminal Court in Sofia, the EPPO said Thursday. The defendant, a General Expert working for the Bulgarian Sta...
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Foreign Minister Genchovska: Bulgaria Welcomes French EU Presidency Aims of Building Stronger Union
January 20 (BTA) - "Bulgaria welcomes the aims of the French EU Presidency to build a stronger, more sovereign Europe, free to make its own decisions and be an international factor," Bulgarian Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska said here on Thursday during a conference on the Fr...
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Q4 Number of Deaths Rises by 49.2% Compared to Q3
January 20 (BTA) - A total of 45,812 people died in Bulgaria in the fourth quarter of 2021 (40th to 52nd week) and the crude mortality rate was 26.7 per mille, according to early estimates of the National Statistical Institute published on Thursday. Mortality among men (28.2 p...
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Innovation and Growth Minister Appreciates Feedback from Business, Investors
January 20 (BTA) - Bulgarian Innovation and Growth Minister Daniel Lorer and his Ministry attach importance to having an open dialogue with Bulgarian and foreign investors. "Once we identify a problem, it will be addressed as soon as possible," Lorer said here on Thursda...
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EU Should Have Clear Common Policy on Cultural and Historical Heritage - Expert
January 20 (BTA) - The European Union lacks a common policy on cultural and historical heritage, Lyudmil Vagalinski, chair of the Bulgarian Limes Commission and archaeologist at the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, told BTA. He w...
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President Radev: Much Positive Feedback from PM's January 18 Visit to Republic of North Macedonia
January 20 (BTA) - Approached by reporters to comment the January 18 visit of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to the Republic of North Macedonia, President Rumen Radev said on Thursday that "each step which leads to the expansions of the bilateral relations should be supported". Rade...
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Police Question Former Finance Minister Goranov about Vehicle Arrested at Bulgaria-Serbia Border
January 20 (BTA) - Former Bulgarian Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov went to the General Directorate National Police on Thursday to give explanations regarding the car he was stopped in at the end of 2021 at the Kalotina border checkpoint, as the vehicle was reported stolen, he...
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COVID-19 Update: 10,160 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 24.5%
January 20 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 851,945, after 41,433 tests identified 10,160 new infections on Wednesday, 77.5 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity r...
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Interior Minister Rashkov Presents to MPs Idea to Allow His Ministry to Initiate Pre-trial Proceedings, Press Charges
January 19 (BTA) - Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov presented to the MPs on the parliamentary Internal Security Committee an idea to allow the Interior Ministry's bodies to initiate pre-trial proceedings and press charges, while informing the relevant prosecutor, so the latter can...
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Bulgarian Opera Prima Krassimira Stoyanova to Perform Thursday at Graz Musikverein
In 2009 Krassimira Stoyanova was awarded the title of Kammersangerin der Wiener Staatsoper. More about Krassimira Stoyanova's upcoming concerts in 2022 can be found on her website https://www.krassimira-stoyanova.com/calendar/. MY/YV
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Environment Minister Sandov, Sofia Mayor Fandakova Discuss Urgent Measures to Improve Air Quality in Sofia
January 19 (BTA) - Joint efforts and collaboration are needed to improve the quality of the air in Sofia - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov and Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova concurred at a working meeting, the Ministry of Environment an...
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Joint Bulgarian-American Training to Be Held at Novo Selo Range
January 19 (BTA) - A joint Bulgarian-American training has started at the Novo Selo Range, and it will last until June 30, 2022, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. Forces and equipment of the Ministry of Defence, the structures directly subordinated to the Minister ...
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New Requirement Set for Children Aged 12-18 Arriving in Bulgaria from COVID Red Code Country
January 19 (BTA) - Effective Wednesday, January 19, children aged between 12 and 18 arriving in Bulgaria from a COVID red code country will be allowed to enter only after an up-to-72-hour-old negative PCR test for COVID is presented for them, Health Minister Asena Serbezova said ...
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North Macedonia Assemby President: Improvement of Bilateral Ties with Bulgaria Is of Significant Importance
January 19 (BTA correspondent Marinela Velichkova) - After meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov here on Tuesday, the President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, Talat Xhaferi, expressed satisfaction with the talks. He underscored the efforts his co...
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President, Vice President Take Oath for Second Term before Parliament
January 19 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev and Vice President Iliana Iotova took Wednesday the oath for their second term before the National Assembly. "I swear in the name of the Republic of Bulgaria to abide by the Constitution and the laws of this country, and to be guided by...
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COVID-19 Update: Record 11,181 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 24.33%
January 19 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 841,785, after 45,956 tests identified 11,181 new infections on Tuesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. This is an absolute record since the first case was registered in th...
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