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7,442 PCR Tests Confirm New Daily Record of 998 COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 28,505
October 17 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 28,505 after 7,442 PCR tests identified 998 new infections in the 24 hours until Friday midnight, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The test positivity rate now stands at 13.4 per c...
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PM Borissov Attends European Council, Comments Covid, Green Deal, Regional Issues
June 11 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said here Friday that the mandatory COVID-related quarantine period in Bulgaria will be reduced to 10 days from the present 14 days. ''I have given instructions that children must go to school,'' he als...
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Deputy PM Karakachanov Urges Skopje Politicians Not to Rely on External Pressure on Bulgaria in Resolving Controversies
October 16 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the nationalist VMRO party, Krassimir Karakachanov, said here Friday that politicians in Skopje should not rely on external pressure on Bulgaria for resolving the controverial issues in bilateral relations. "Observe...
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New Record-high Daily Tally of 914 COVID-19 Cases Brings Bulgaria's Total to 27,507
October 16 (BTA) - A total of 914 infections were confirmed in the 24 hours until Thursday midnight through 6,324 PCR tests, bringing Bulgaria's total to 27,507 cases, out of 595,365 PCR tests performed since the start of the epidemic, according to data posted on www.coro...
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September Unemployment at 7.2%
October 15 (BTA) - At the end of September, the registered unemployed persons in labour offices were 236,058, accounting for an unemployment rate of 7.2 per cent, shows data released by the Employment Agency here on Thursday. Compared to August, the number of unemployed have decr...
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Tsveta Karayancheva Remains National Assembly Chair
October 15 (BTA) - Tsveta Karayancheva will continue to hold the position of Chair of the 44th National Assembly, after MPs rejected a draft decision demanding her early dismissal on Thursday. More than three hours of heated debates on the matter ended with 126 votes agains...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva: Bulgaria Among Ardent Supporters of Albania's EU Perspective
October 15 (BTA) - Following a one-to-one meeting here on Thursday with Albania's Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Gent Cakaj, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva told a joint news conference that Bulgaria and Albania are allies in NATO, and that B...
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Prime Minister Borissov to Participate in Oct. 15-16 European Council
October 15 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will participate in the regular European Council meeting on Thursday and Friday, the government information service said. The EU leaders will meet in Brussels to take stock of the implementation of the withdrawal agreement and r...
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5,898 PCR Tests Confirm New Daily Record of 819 COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 26,593
October 15 (BTA) - A total of 819 infections were confirmed in the 24 hours until Wednesday midnight through 5,898 PCR tests, bringing Bulgaria's total to 26,593 cases, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg on Thursday. The active cases are 9,175. For the first time, the...
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Legal Affairs Committee Adopts Prosecutor General's Activity Report for January-August 2020
October 14 (BTA) - Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee adopted here on Wednesday a report presented by Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev about his institution's work in the first eight months of this year. The report was approved with 14 votes in favour and seven against. The Socia...
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President Radev: Bulgaria and Greece Are Example that Balkans Can Have Peace, Goodneighbourliness, Fruitful Cooperation
October 14 (BTA Special Correspondent Lora Metanova) - Meeting with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou here on Wednesday, Bulgarian head of State Rumen Radev said that their two countries are not only an axis of stability, but also an example and source of hope tha...
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Government Greenlights Talks with US Companies about New Nuclear Facility on Kozloduy N-Plant's Site 2
October 14 (BTA) - The government has allowed the Bulgarian Energy Holding to hold talks with US nuclear energy companies, including those offering Small Modular Reactors, with a view to exploring options to build a new nuclear facility on the approved Site 2 of the Kozlodu...
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5,819 PCR Tests Confirm New Daily Record of 785 COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 25,774
October 14 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 25,774 after 5,819 PCR tests identified 785 new infections in the 24 hours until Thursday midnight, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. For the first time, the newly confirmed daily ca...
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President Radev Challenges Setting Up of Ad Hoc Committee to Review Draft Constitution
October 13 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev has referred to the Constitutional Court an October 2 resolution of Parliament to set up an ad hoc committee to review the draft of a new constitution of Bulgaria, Radev's press secretariat said on Tuesday.
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Minimum Pension Expected to Increase by 50 Leva to 300 Leva As of 2021 - Finance Minister
October 13 (BTA) - 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 means that people who draw pensions between 300 leva and 369 leva, which is the poverty line, will see a ...
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587 New Cases on Tuesday out of 4,320 Tests
October 13 (BTA) - Over the past 24 hours, another 587 COVID-19 cases were confirmed out of 4,320 tests in Bulgaria, according to the information site coronavirus.bg. The share of positive cases is 13.59 per cent. With 23 new fatalities since yesterday, the death toll re...
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Supreme Court Rejects State's Claims to Royal Residence
October 12 (BTA) - The Supreme Court of Cassation Monday quashed a judgment of the Sofia Appellate Court which recognized the State as the owner of the Tsarska Bistritsa residence. The judgment is unappealable. The Supreme Court ruled against the State in its long-standing dis...
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Bulgaria Has Made Progress in Protecting Minorities, Council of Europe Finds
October 12 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria has made progress in the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities through advancing non-discrimination legislation, promoting education for Roma childre...
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83 New Coronavirus Cases in Bulgaria on Monday out of 1,191 PCR Tests
October 12 (BTA) - 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. The positivity rate is down to 6.97 per cent from 11.81 per cent the day before.
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448 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Sunday out of 3,795 PCR Tests
October 11 (BTA) - A total of 448 new COVID-19 cases were registered on Sunday morning based on 3,795 PCR tests done in the previous 24 hours, show data posted on the national portal coronavirus.bg. The total number of registered COVID-19 cases so far has reached 24,319, of wh...