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Parliament Supports Government Changes
July 24 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Parliament Friday voted to support changes in the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. The changes include replacement of four ministers - of the Interior, of Economy, of Tourism and of Finance, and a change of portfolio for the Minister of H...
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269 New Covid Cases in Bulgaria after 5,913 Tests
July 24 (BTA) - There were 269 new Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria on Friday morning after 5,913 tests, according to the national coronavirus portal. The daily update also shows that eight patients died and 388 recovered.
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Four Ministers Go in Government Shakeup
July 23 (BTA) - Four ministers are losing their jobs in a government shakeup announced by Bulgaria's government coalition council on Thursday. The Minister of Finance Vladislav Goranov, of the Economy Emil Karanikolov, of the Interior Mladen Marinov and of Tourism Nikolin...
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Parliament Decides to Ask Prosecutor General to Report Its Work for January-August
July 23 (BTA) - Parliament Thursday decided to demand of the Prosecutor General to prepare and submit to the legislature a report on the work of the prosecution service in January-August 2020. The decision was proposed by the opposition Socialist party and it went through on 179-...
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330 New Covid Cases in Bulgaria after 6,183 Tests
July 23 (BTA) - There were 330 new Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria on Thursday morning after 6,183 tests, according to the national coronavirus portal. Seven patients died and 122 recovered. The new infections add up to a total of 9,584 since the start of the pandemic. There are 4,...
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Ruling Coalition Discusses Cadre Changes in Government
July 22 (BTA) - Prime Minister and GERB leader Boyko Borissov Wednesday discussed the matter of cadre changes in the Government during a meeting of the Coalition Council with the participation of VMRO leader Krassimir Karakachanov and NFSB head Valeri Simeonov, the Government Inf...
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Government Signs Concession Agreement for Sofia Airport with International Consortium
July 22 (BTA) - The Bulgarian government signed Wednesday a concession contract for Sofia Airport with the international consortium SOF Connect including Munich Airport and companies from France, Germany and Austria. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and ...
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325 New COVID-19 Cases Registered in Bulgaria
July 22 (BTA) - A total of 325 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed across this country out of 5,365 tests done in 24 hours, shows data posted on the national information system Wednesday morning. A total of 31 patients are in ICU out of 622 in hospital. The most new ...
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Prosecution Opens Power Plant Probe after Opposition Leader Exposes Spinning Reserve "Theft"
July 21 (BTA) - The Supreme Cassation Prosecution Office announced Tuesday that it is opening a probe into the award of a contract for power supply security to Varna Thermo-electric Power Plant (TPP). The announcement came several hours after the co-leader of the opposit...
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Bulgarian Defence Minister: Five More Tanks to Be Repaired at TEREM
July 21 (BTA) - Five more tanks will be sent for repairs to the TEREM - HAN KRUM plant near Turgovishte in the next month or two, Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov said during his visit to the plant's testing ground here on Tuesday. He attended the testing of the ...
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Parliament Rejects Vote of No Confidence in 3rd Borissov Cabinet
July 21 (BTA) -The National Assembly rejected here on Tuesday the fifth motion for a vote of no-confidence in Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's third Cabinet. The motion was rejected by 124 votes with 102 voting in favour and eleven abstaining. The no-confidence vote was tab...
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Bulgaria to Receive Nearly Eur 29 Bln from Next EU Budget, Says Prime Minister Borissov
21 July (BTA) - After the first in-person EU Council meeting in Brussels since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic agreed on a Covid recovery package and the EU budget for the next seven years, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that Bulgaria can expect from those about 29...
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196 Newly Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Bulgaria
July 21 (BTA) - Over the past 24 hours, 3,698 tests have confirmed 196 new COVID-19 cases, according to the national coronavirus information portal.
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Protests During Fifth No-confidence Vote against Borissov Government, Voting Scheduled for Tuesday
July 20 (BTA) - Parliament held an extraordinary meeting on Monday to debate the fifth no-confidence vote against the third government of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, tabled by the socialist BSP for Bulgaria over its failure to counter corruption. Protesters gathered ou...
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95 New COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours
July 20 (BTA) - There have been 95 new COVID-19 cases out of a total of 3,155 tests in the past 24 hours, according to the coronavirus.bg The active cases are 4,327 out of a total of 8,733. At 39, Sofia City recorded the the largest number of infections, followed by Plovdiv...
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New 196 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Last 24 Hours
July 19 (BTA) - New 196 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 2,003 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg on Sunday morning. The highest number of new cases were registered in Sofia (55), followed by Blagoevgrad (28) and...
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PM Borissov Urges EU Leaders for Maximum Support in Medical Dimension of Pandemic
July 18 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Maximum support in the medical aspect of the pandemic and a focus on social assistance for vulnerable groups and job retention: these are Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's main points during the Special European Council meeting in Bru...
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298 Newly Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Over Past 24 Hours
July 18 (BTA) - Over the past 24 hours in Bulgaria 298 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed out of 4,884 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. So far, 201,363 tests have confirmed a total of 8,442 cases of the novel coronavirus, of which 3,924 are ac...
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Prime Minister Borissov Attends Special European Council in Brussels
July 17 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is taking part in the Special European Council meeting on July 17 and 18 in Brussels. This is the first time that EU leaders meet in person since the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe. EU leaders a...
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6,526 PCR Tests Confirm 267 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 8,144
July 17 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 8,144 on Friday after 267 new infections were confirmed over the last 24 hours, out of 6,526 PCR tests, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The active cases are 3,924. The hospitalized patie...