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President Radev, FM Zaharieva Discuss Three Seas Initiative with Diplomats
September 11 (BTA) - Meeting here Friday with the 12 Sofia-based ambassadors of the countries participating in the Three Seas initiative, President Rumen Radev said that the initiative must grow into a tool for real social and economic cohesion in Europe. "The spirit of t...
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Overnight Revenues from Foreign Tourists Slump by 77.1% In July
September 11 (BTA) - In July, revenues from overnights totalled 122.4 million leva or by 64.6 per cent less from a year earlier, the National Statistical Institute said on Friday. to July 2019. Overnight revenues from foreigner tourists slumped by 77.1 per cent, while those from ...
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163 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in 24 Hours
September 11 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 17,598 on Friday after 163 new infections were confirmed in 24 hours out of 5,090 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The active cases are 4,273.
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European Commission to Present EU Rule of Law Reports Sept. 23
September 10 (BTA) - European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova Thursday said the Commission will present the first annual reports under the rule of law mechanism on each EU Member State on September 23. She addressed the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Libert...
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64th Day of Anti-government Protests in Sofia, Six Arrested
September 10 (BTA) - On the 64th day of protests against corruption, the government and the prosecutor general in Bulgaria, people started gathering in the morning for what was planned as a larger-than-usual rally in central Sofia. Police presence was heavy around the Parliam...
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5,145 PCR Tests Confirm 122 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 17,435
September 10 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 17,435 on Thursday after 122 new infections were confirmed over the last 24 hours out of 5,145 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. Sofia City Region and Blagoevgrad Reg...
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Cabinet Says PM Borissov Will Not Attend Meeting of EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
September 9 (BTA) - The government press office said here on Wednesday that Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is not going to a September 10 meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament (EP). It said that the reports ...
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Newly Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Bulgaria Number 167
September 9 (BTA) - Over the past 24 hours, 167 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Bulgaria, out of 3,923 tests, according to coronavirus.bg. The total number of active cases reached 4,324, of whom 762 are hospitalized, and 57 of them are in intensive care. The deat...
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Bulgarian Deputy PM Nikolova Takes Part in Opening of Otdykh/Leisure 2020 Travel Trade Fair in Moscow
September 8 (BTA) - Bulgaria is the partner country of the 2020 edition of the Otdykh/Leisure Travel Trade Fair in Moscow, where it has been an exhibitor in the past 26 years. In an address during the opening of the event, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and ...
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Greece Reopens Ilinden-Exochi Border Crossing to Trucks
September 8 (BTA) - Greece is reopening the Ilinden-Exochi border crossing to truck traffic on September 8. According to the official statement by the Greek ministers of health and transport, trucks are allowed into the country with only one driver in the cab.
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57 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In 24 Hours
September 8 (BTA) - Fifty-seven new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours based on 1,220 tests, according to data on the national coronavirus portal on Tuesday.
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1,407 PCR Tests Confirm 39 COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 17,089
September 7 (BTA) - Thirty-nine infections were confirmed in the 24 hours until Sunday midnight through 1,407 PCR tests, bringing Bulgaria's total to 17,089, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The active cases are 4,256.
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Bulgaria Celebrates Anniversary of Unification of Bulgarian Principality and Eastern Rumelia
Sofia, September 6 (BTA) - Bulgaria celebrates on September 6 the 135th anniversary of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia in 1885. It is a public holiday, with observances held countrywide.
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PM Borissov: Hard Times Lie Ahead, We're Making Plans for Coming Months to Deal with Crisis
September 5 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov stressed that the next year and a half will be a most difficult one, while he was attending a construction inspection of a new section of Sofia's Ring Road. ''We are preparing a plan for the coming months, because the country must...
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Council of Europe Calls for Credible Safeguards against Impunity and to Uphold Rule of Law in Bulgaria
September 4 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has urged Bulgaria to prepare new legislative and, if necessary, constitutional amendments to help guarantee effective investigations in the country and to give victims cre...
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President Radev Meets with Interior Ministry Chief Secretary, National Security Agency Chief after Violent Protests in S...
September 4 (BTA) - The public expects many answers, said here on Friday President Rumen Radev at the start of his meeting with the Interior Ministry's Chief Secretary, Ivaylo Ivanov, and the head of the State Agency for National Security, Dimitar Georgiev.
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Parliament Fails to Ensure Quorum for Friday's Sitting
September 4 (BTA) - Parliament Friday failed to ensure quorum to hold a sitting after 112, out of 121 necessary MPs, had registered as present. After several unsuccessful attempts for registration and problems with the electronic voting system, Parliament Chairperson ...
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7,026 PCR Tests Confirm 158 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 16,775
September 4 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 16,775 on Friday after 158 new infections were confirmed over the last 24 hours, out of 7,026 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The active cases are 4,182. The hospita...
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President Urges Protestors, Police to Keep Calm and Not Allow to Be Embroiled in Plot for Government's Survival
September 3 (BTA) - In an address to the nation on Thursday evening, President Rumen Radev called on the protestors and police to remain calm and make sure they are not embroiled in schemes for the survival of "a government marred by corruption and violence". The President m...
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Desislava Ahladova Replaces Danail Kirilov as Justice Minister
September 3 (BTA) - On Thursday, Desislava Ahladova was elected Justice Minister by Parliament on 98-45 votes and one abstention. She was sworn in, replacing Danail Kirilov, who tendered his resignation last week.