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President's Secretary General Tests Positive for COVID-19, Head of State to Self-Isolate
October 29 (BTA) - The President's Secretary General, Dimitar Stoyanov, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the presidential press secretariat reported. Head of State Rumen Radev and the employees Stoyanov has been in contact with will self-isolate and work from home in...
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WWF to Work with Prosecutors and Investigators against Crimes against Nature
October 29 (BTA) - Bulgaria is included in an European project, which will exercise control over crimes against nature, said WWF Bulgaria on Thursday. In the next three years, the conservation organization will work actively to counter cooperating with prosecutors, investigato...
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9,946 PCR Tests Confirm 2,760 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 45,461
October 29 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 45,461 after PCR tests identified 2,760 new infections in the 24 hours until Wednesday midnight, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The test positivity rate now stands at 27.74 per cent. ...
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Government Approves 2021 State Budget Bill
October 28 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers approved the Bulgaria 2021 State Budget Bill and the updated medium-term budget forecast for the 2021-2023 period, which provides the reasoning for the bill, the press service of the Cabinet said on Wednesday. Revenues for the period...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva: Bulgaria Is Currently Unable to Approve Negotiating Framework for North Macedonia
October 28 (BTA) - Taking a reporter's question here on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that at present, Bulgaria is not able to approve the negotiating framework for North Macedonia in the form it is currently being presented in. She was approached by journa...
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One More MP from Bulgarian Socialist Party Quits Parliamentary Group
October 28 (BTA) - Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) MP Mihail Hristov is leaving the BSP parliamentary group to become an independent MP. Hristov's decision was announced Wednesday by National Assembly Chairperson Tsveta Karayancheva.
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New Record-high Daily Tally of 2,569 COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 42,701
October 28 (BTA) - A total of 2,569 coronavirus infections were confirmed in the 24 hours until Wednesday midnight through 11,226 PCR tests, bringing Bulgaria's total to 42,701 cases, out of 680,744 PCR tests performed since the start of the epidemic, according to data po...
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National Council for Tripartite Cooperation Discusses 2021 Budget Bills, None Receives Unanimous Support
October 27 (BTA) - The National Council for Tripartite Cooperation Tuesday held an extraordinary online sitting convened by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Demographic Policy and Tourism Minister Mariyana Nikolova, the Government Information Service reported.
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President Radev: "Government Has Proposed Ruinous Budget"
October 27 (BTA) - President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Rumen Radev Tuesday sharply criticized the draft 2021 budget proposed by the government. Radev said that "the cabinet has proposed a ruinous budget with huge spending without goals, without clear procedures and without j...
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COVID-19 New Cases Positivity Rate Close to 30%, Additional Restrictions Introduced
October 27 (BTA) - A total of 2,243 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Bulgaria in the 24 hours until Monday midnight after 7,659 PCR tests were conducted, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg. A total of 42 people have succumbed to the disease in the past ...
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Bulgaria Needs More than Two European Delegated Prosecutors
October 26 (BTA) - Laura Kovesi, Head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), and Bulgaria's Deputy Prosecutor General Krasimira Filipova, Monday discussed EPPO's functioning and the number of European Delegated Prosecutors (EDPs) who will work in Bulgaria. Filipova...
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Sofia Regional Health Inspectorate Chief Resigns amid Quarantine Scandal
October 26 (BTA) - Sofia Regional Health Inspectorate (SRHI) Director Dancho Penchev resigned after talking to Health Minister Kostadin Angelov, the Health Ministry said in a press release on Monday.
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327 New COVID-9 Cases Confirmed, Positivity Rate at 14.49%
October 26 (BTA) - A total of 327 COVID-19 infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours through 2,257 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg on Monday.The positivity rate is 14.49 per cent.
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PM Borissov Tests Positive for Coronavirus
October 25 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said Sunday that he has tested positive for coronavirus. He feels general discomfort and will stay at home. "After two [negative] PCR tests, I tested positive today. I feel general discomfort. The doctors recommended that I stay...
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7,094 PCR Tests Confirm 1,043 New COVID-19 Cases Sunday
October 25 (BTA) - A total of 1,043 COVID-19 infections were confirmed in past 24 hours through 7,094 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg on Sunday. The positivity rate is 14.7 per cent. Out of a total of 37,562 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 18,246 are ...
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Health Authorities End Quarantine of PM Borissov
October 24 (BTA) - The Sofia regional health inspectorate said on Saturday that it has lifted the compulsory quarantine for Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his former public relations assistant Sevdelina Arnaoudova after both tested negative for coronavirus on two consecutive d...
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Sofia Closes Night Clubs and Bars as Coronavirus Cases Spike
Sofia, October 24 (BTA) - Bulgaria is introducing more restrictions as coronavirus infections remained high. In the capital Sofia, bars, clubs and discos will close for two weeks, and planned hospital admissions and surgeries will be cancelled. The decision to close night club...
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1,589 New Coronavirus Cases in Bulgaria on Saturday, Positivity Rate at 16.1%
October 24 (BTA) - There are 1,589 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria after 9,831 PCR tests done in the 24 hours until midnight on Friday, according to the national coronavirus platform coronavirus.bg published Saturday morning. This adds up to a total of 36,519 confirmed cases...
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Bulgaria, US Sign Key documents on 5G Security, Civil Nuclear Power
October 23 (BTA) - Bulgaria and the US signed key documents on 5G networks security and civil nuclear power here on Friday, the Government Information Service said in a press release.
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Three Major Dams Have Low-Water Problem,15 Others Brimming
October 23 (BTA) - Three major dams in Bulgaria have a low-water problem, while 15 others are on the verge of overflowing, Environment and Water Minister Emil Dimitrov said during Friday's question time in the National Assembly. The dams in the first group are Yastrebino, Tich...