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European Commission Extends EUR 511 Mln in Support of Bulgaria's Economy
November 26 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission said here on Thursday that it has approved an amendment to the Bulgarian Operational Programme Innovation and Competitiveness, allowing the mobilisation of 511 million euro to help the Bulgarian economy i...
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3,712 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In 24 Hours, Recoveries Reach Daily High of 2,518
November 26 (BTA) - In the past 24 hours, 3,712 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed through 8,820 PCR tests, according to data posted on the national coronavirus website on Thursday. The test positivity rate is 42.08 per cent. Since the start of the epidemic COVID-19 infec...
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Parliament Continues Adopting 2021 State Budget Act
November 25 (BTA) - The National Assembly continued adopting the 2021 State Budget Act on second reading at an over seven-hour sitting on Wednesday. Independent MP Pavel Shopov was made to leave the debating chamber after refusing to put on a face mask. The state budget scheme...
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Parliament Rejects Motion for Elections of Grand National Assembly
November 25 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Wednesday voted, 111-93 with 8 abstentions, to reject a motion to hold elections of a Grand National Assembly to adopt a new constitution.
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Government Imposes Soft Lockdown, November 27-December 21
November 25 (BTA) - Meeting on Wednesday, Bulgaria's Council of Ministers imposed what can be described as a 'soft lockdown' in the country for the period from November 27 until December 21, 2020.
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10.474 PCR Tests Confirm 4,382 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 129,348
November 25 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 129,348 after PCR tests identified 4,382 new infections in the 24 hours until Tuesday midnight, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The test positivity rate now stands at 41.48 per cent...
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Parliament Passes 2021 National Health Insurance Fund Budget
November 224 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Tuesday passed conclusively the 2021 National Health Insurance Fund Budget Act. Under the Act, the revenues and transfers to the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) next year will total 5,341,312,900 leva. The rate of ...
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3,146 New Coronavirus Cases after 7,224 PCR Tests in Bulgaria on Tuesday
November 24 (BTA) - There are 3,146 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria after 7,224 PCR tests done in the 24 hours until mightnight on Tuesday, according to the daily update of the national coronavirus information platform. It makes the positivity rate 43.43 per cent showing t...
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Health Minister Suggests Extension of Epidemic Emergency by March 31, Tougher Measures
November 23 (BTA) - Health Minister Kostadin Angelov has suggested an extension of the epidemic emergency by March 31, 2021 and tougher anti-COVID-9 measures. The measures will be discussed by the government on Wednesday and are expected to take effects from Friday, November ...
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Bulgarian PM to EU Ambassadors: Agreement on Multiannual Financial Framework, Recovery Package Is Urgently Needed
November 23 (BTA) - During a meeting with the ambassadors of EU Member States and Switzerland held via video conference on Monday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that the deepening social and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic requires quick action for the approv...
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Venice Commission on Bulgaria's Draft New Constitution: Welcome Amendments Introduced but Further Changes, Clarification...
November 23 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The Council of Europe's (CoE) body of constitutional legal experts, the Venice Commission, has adopted an urgent interim opinion on a proposed new Bulgarian constitution, the CoE said in a press release Monday. Prepared at the r...
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3,187 PCR Tests Confirm 1,123 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 121,820
November 23 (BTA) - A total of 1,123 COVID-19 infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours through 3,187 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg on Monday morning. The positivity rate is 40.29 per cent. The total number of tests done since March is 914,723. ...
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5,729 PCR Tests Confirm 2,279 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 120,697
November 22 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 120,697 after PCR tests identified 2,279 new infections in the 24 hours until Saturday midnight, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The test positivity rate now stands at 39.78 per cen...
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Eurochild Report: 33.9% of Bulgaria's Children Were at Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion in 2019
November 21 (BTA) - Nearly 34 per cent of Bulgarian children were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2019, according to a Eurochild report on "Europe's Children in the Age of COVID-19".
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9,786 PCR Tests Confirm 3,983 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 118,418
November 21 (BTA) - A total of 3,983 COVID-19 infections were confirmed in past 24 hours through 9,786 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg on Saturday. The positivity rate is 40.7 per cent. The total number of tests done since March is 906,207.
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Prof. Dirk Helbing: Digital Democracies will Be Able to Combine the Best of all Systems
November 20 (Nikolay Velev of BTA) - Around the world, we are seeing the rise of different forms of technological totalitarianism but the future digital democracies will be able to combine the best of all systems: competition from capitalism, collective intelligence from de...
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Parliament Determines Scope of People Entitled to Personal Care
November 20 (BTA) - The National Assembly Friday passed conclusively amendments to the Personal Care Act determining, as of the start of 2021, the scope of people entitled to personal care depending on the actual need for such care funded by public money and intended for th...
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3,899 New Cases Confirmed Out of 10,311 PCR Tests in 24 Hours, 847 New Recoveries, 119 Fatalities
November 20 (BTA) - Over the past 24 hours in Bulgaria there were 3,899 new cases of COVID-19, confirmed through 10,311 PCR tests, according to coronavirus.bg on Friday morning. The positivity rate was 37.81 per cent. The total number of positive cases in Bulgaria reached 114,...
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Parliament Amends Tax Laws, Cuts VAT for Restaurant-Delivered Food to 9 Per Cent
November 19 (BTA) - Bulgaria's National Assembly passed conclusively amendments to the Value Added Tax Act, reducing the VAT rate for food cooked at and delivered by restaurants from the standard 20 per cent to 9 per cent, effective between December 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021....
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Parliament Upholds Presidential Veto on Legal Revisions Criminalizing Unauthorized Carriage of Passengers
November 19 (BTA) - Parliament Thursday upheld a presidential veto on revisions to the Commercial Navigation Code, which criminalize the unauthorized public transport of passengers and returned the revisions for a new debate. The revisions would have had grave consequences fo...
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