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Bulgaria Registers 174 New Cases In 24 Past Hours
August 15 (BTA) - Over the past 24 hours, 174 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Bulgaria out of 5,934 tests, according to data published on Saturday on coronavirus.bg. The death toll rose by 8, and 213 people recovered since yesterday. The number of confirmed cases in Bu...
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President Radev: Changes to Constitution Are Possible Only After Government's Resignation and Fair Early Elections
August 14 (BTA) - "Talks about the Constitution and Bulgaria's future are possible only after the resignations demanded by the public and the organization of fair early elections," said President Radev in an address to the nation on Friday. He was responding to a statement by Pri...
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Medical Association and Health Insurance Fund Sign Annex to Framework Agreement
August 14 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) and the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) signed an annex to the National Framework Agreement, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told journalists on Friday. Over 350 hospitals received a 10 per cent increase in the pric...
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Embattled Bulgarian Prime Minister Calls for Convening Grand National Assembly to Amend Constitution
August 14 (BTA) - After more than a month of street protests against corruption, the government and the prosecutor general, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov proposed convening a Grand National Assembly to amend the Constitution, mainly in the part concerning the judicial sys...
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5,877 PCR Tests Confirm 176 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 14,069
August 14 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 14,069 on Friday after 176 new infections were confirmed over the last 24 hours, out of 5,877 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The active cases are 4,684. The hospitali...
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Israel to Waive Quarantine Requirement for Arrivals from Bulgaria
August 13 (BTA) - On August 16 the Israeli authorities will scrap the 14-day quarantine requirement for travellers arriving from Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry reported on Thursday, quoting the Bulgarian Embassy in Tel Aviv. The decision implies that, among other arr...
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Employers and Trade Unions Discuss with Economy Minister EU Anti-crisis Measure Money Distribution
August 13 (BTA) - Employers and unions discussed with the Economy Minister on Thursday how EU money would be allocated to anti-crisis measures. Companies will receive assistance so that they are better prepared for a new wave of coronavirus, Economy Minister Lachezar Borisov told...
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Lack of Quorum Quashes Extraordinary Sitting of Parliament Called on Motion of Opposition
August 13 (BTA) - Parliament on Thursday failed to ensure the requisite quorum of 121 MPs to hold an extraordinary sitting called on a motion of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). Seventy-eight MPs had registered as present in the plenary chamber in the two r...
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5,108 PCR Tests Confirm 171 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 13,893
August 13 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 13,893 on Thursday after 171 new infections were confirmed over the last 24 hours, out of 5,108 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The active cases are 4,932. The hospita...
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Three Key Junctions in Sofia Remain Blocked to Traffic on Day 35 of Protests
August 12 (BTA) - Late on Tuesday protesters demanding the resignations of Boyko Borissov's government and of the Prosecutor General again set up a tent camp on a busy junction in front of the Sofia University building. Two more junctions in Sofia remain blocked to traffic on Wed...
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5,388 PCR Tests Confirm 210 COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 13,722
August 12 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 13,722 after 210 infections were confirmed in the 24 hours until Tuesday midnight through 5,388 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The active cases are 5,097. Currently, the ho...
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Parliament to Hold Extraordinary Sitting August 13
August 11 (BTA) - National Assembly Chairperson Tsveta Karayancheva called an extraordinary sitting of Parliament at 9 am on August 13. The MPs are to discuss a resolution giving the Council of Ministers seven days to submit a budget update regarding the socio-economic measure...
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PM Borissov: "I'll Come Up with Interesting Decisions in a Couple of Days"
August 11 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told reporters on Tuesday: "I will come up with some interesting decisions in a couple of days, we'll calm people down. Those are tough decisions." He also said: "Tough decisions are important to make. I've made mine. It's the ot...
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116 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In 24 Hours
August 11 (BTA) - Some 116 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours in Bulgaria, according to data on the national coronavirus portal on Tuesday morning. Some 3,667 tests were carried out, with 12 fatalities. Two hundred and eight people have recovered. Fi...
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Arrivals from UAE Can Enter Bulgaria without PCR Test
August 11 (BTA) - From August 11 arrivals from the United Arab Emirates can enter Bulgaria without a PCR test under an order by Health Minister Kostadin Angelov, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. No PCR test is required for arrivals from EU member states, the UK, Northern I...
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Protesters Relocate Tent Camp, Free Up One of Three Blocked Junctions in Sofia
August 10 (BTA) - Parents of disabled children from the System Kills Us initiative who had set up a tent camp blocking a key junction in Sofia, plan to move the camp to a location in front of the building of the Council of Ministers, they told the Bulgarian National Television on...
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1,275 PCR Tests Confirm 53 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 13,396
August 10 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 13,396 on Monday after 53 new infections were confirmed over the last 24 hours, out of 1,275 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The active cases are 5,177. The hospitalized pat...
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3,612 PCR Tests Confirm 134 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 13,343
August 9 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 13,343 on Sunday after 134 new infections were confirmed over the last 24 hours out of 3,612 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. Dobrich tops the list of new cases with 32 ...
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Defence Chief Admiral Emil Eftimov Meets with US Land Forces Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville
August 8 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov met with US Land Forces Chief of Staff General James McConville at the Novo Selo Training Area on Saturday, the Defence Ministry said. The two discussed aspects of the training of Bulgarian and American ser...
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Key Traffic Junctions in Sofia Blocked Again by Protesters
August 8 (BTA) - After police removed tents from key junctions in Sofia early on Friday, a group of protesters again blocked them to traffic late in the evening. This time the police did not remove the tents. President Rumen Radev commented in a Facebook post on Frid...