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Parliament Passes on First Reading Provisions for Establishment of State Oil Company, State-run Filling Stations
June 5 (BTA) - Parliament passed on first reading Friday legal provisions for the creation of a state oil company and state-run filling stations. The provisions were passed as amendments to the State Reserve and Wartime Stocks Act in a 143-1 vote with four abstentions. Fuel wa...
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Parliament Allows Nurses and Midwives to Run Their Own Practices
June 4 (BTA) - The National Assembly allowed doctors' assistants, nurses, midwives and rehabilitation therapists to set up a new type of medical treatment establishments. Passing amendments to the Medical Treatment Establishments Act on second reading, the MPs resolved that ...
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25 New COVID-19 Cases Bring Bulgaria's Total to 2,585
June 4 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 2,585 on Thursday after 25 new infections were confirmed over the last 24 hours, the chief of the national coronavirus task force, Prof. Ventsislav Moutafchiiski, told a weekly news briefing at the Council ...
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National Assembly Passes Draft 2019 Report of Commission for Protection of Discrimination
June 3 (BTA) - On Wednesday the National Assembly passed the draft report on the activity of the Commission for Protection against Discrimination (CPD) for 2019.
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22 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Bulgaria
June 3 (BTA) - There are 22 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Bulgaria, bringing the total number of infections to 2,560, national coronavirus task force secretary Dimo Dimov told a news briefing on Wednesday. Some 1,347 tests were carried out in the past 24 hours. An...
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Revolutionary Hristo Botev, Fallen for Bulgaria's Freedom and Independence Remembered on June 2
June 2 (BTA) - On June 2, Bulgaria honours Bulgarian revolutionary Hristo Botev, his group of volunteers, and the fallen for Bulgaria's freedom and independence. Observances are held throughout the day and sirens are sounded at noon across the country to signal 2 minutes of silen...
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Former PFC Forward Nasko Sirakov Acquires PFC Levski
June 2 (BTA) - Former PFC Levski and Bulgarian national team forward Nasko Sirakov announced Tuesday that he is now the owner of the club. Sirakov published a statement in the club site, levski.bg, confirming that he has received 86.6 per cent of the shares in PFC Levski, prev...
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Nineteen New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Bulgaria
June 2 (BTA) - Nineteen new COVID-19 cases were confirmed through 1,220 PCR tests in Bulgaria over the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus task force told a news briefing on Tuesday morning. The total has thus reached 2,538. The active cases are 1,271.
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PM Borissov Confers with Serbian President Vucic
June 1 (BTA) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic Monday arrived on a one-day visit here at the invitation of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the Bulgarian Government Information Service said. Borissov welcomed the guest at Sofia Airport, where the two conferred befor...
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Just 6 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Bulgaria
June 1 (BTA) - Just six new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Bulgaria over the last 24 hours, Dr Angel Kunchev, told a regular news briefing here on Monday morning. The total has thus reached 2,519, of which 1,289 are active cases. Three of the newly infected patients hav...
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Tobacco Kills Over 11,000 Bulgarians in Six Months, Study Shows
May 31 (BTA) - Between November 1, 2019 and May 1, 2020, tobacco smoking caused the death of 11,048 people in Bulgaria, while COVID-19 killed 68 persons, shows a study by the BlueLink foundation presented at a BTA-hosted news conference on the occasion of May 31, World No Tobacco...
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14 New COVID-19 Cases Bring Total to 2,513 on Sunday
May 31 (BTA) - Fourteen new COVID-19 cases were registered in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours from a total of 606 tested individuals, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,513, said national coronavirus task force secretary Dimo Dimov at a briefing here on Sunday mornin...
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Deputy Environment Minister and Nine Others Charged with Illegal Waste Imports
May 30 (BTA) - Deputy Environment and Water Minister Krassimir Zhivkov and nine other persons have been charged with illegal actions related to waste imports and management. Seven of them are accused of participating in an organized crime group which includes public officers. The...
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Bulgaria's Grain Balance Will Be Secured - Minister
May 29 (BTA) - On the eve of the harvest campaign Bulgaria is expected to have a good one, to the tune of 5 million tonnes, calculations of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry calculations say. This will allow the country to meet domestic consumption and preserve its s...
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Gambling Commission Conducted 3,137 Checks, Imposed Lv 1.4 Mln in Sanctions, 2015-2019 - Finance Minister
May 29 (BTA) - Between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2019, the State Commission on Gambling (SCG) conducted 3,137 checks, drew up 350 penalty decrees and imposed pecuniary sanctions totalling 1,411,000 leva, Bulgarian Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said, addressing Par...
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Supreme Court Refuses to Reopen Case of Palfreeman's Early Release
, May 28 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) has decided to take no action on a motion by former prosecutor general Sotir Tsatsarov to order the Sofia Appellate Court (SAC) to reopen a case in which Australian national Jock Palfreeman was granted a conditional ear...
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Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Bulgaria Increase by 17 to 2,477
May 28 (BTA) - The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria is 2,477, the national coronavirus task force said at its news briefing on Thursday morning. The latest confirmed cases are 17. The fatalities are 134, one recent. A total of 965 patients have recover...
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2,460 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Bulgaria
May 27 (BTA) - The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria is 2,460, the national coronavirus task force said at its news briefing on Wednesday morning. The latest confirmed cases are 17. The fatalities are 133, three recent. A total of 912 patients have recovered. ...
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Health Minister Issues Order Repealing Some Restrictive Measures Imposed Due to COVID-19
May 27 (BTA) - Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order revoking some of the restrictive measures introduced due to COVID-19, said the press service of the Ministry of Health on Tuesday evening. As of Tuesday, cultural and entertainment events are allowed (theatres, conce...
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Ten New COVID-19 Cases in Past 24 Hours
May 26 (BTA) - There are ten new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, Chief Health Inspector Angel Kunchev told a briefing on Tuesday morning. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections is 2,443. At 253, there are no new cases among medical staff.