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Bulgarian Prime Minister and Russian President Discuss Coronavirus, Energy and Syria Conflict by Telephone
March 12 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the coronavirus outbreak, the situation in Syria and energy projects during a telephone conversation on Thursday, the Bulgarian government press service reported. Bo...
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New COVID-19 Cases in Bulgaria, New Border Crossing Restrictions Introduced
March 12 (BTA) - Nine new people tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon, thus bringing to 16 the confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Bulgaria, the national coronavirus task force said Thursday. All of the new cases are in Sofia. The fast spread of the ...
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Central Election Commission Puts Forward Ideas for Changes in Election Rules
March 12 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) has put forward to the legislature ideas for election rule changes, including dropping the restrictions on the announcement of exit poll results, regulations for machine voting, setting a date for elections three months earli...
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Bulgaria Reports First Coronavirus Death
March 11 (BTA) - Bulgaria reported its first COVID-19 fatality. A 66-year-old woman succumbed to the virus in Sofia on Wednesday a day after she was admitted to the Pirogov Emergency Hospital in an extremely serious conditions and tested positive for the infection, the Hea...
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Berlin Process Foreign Ministers Convene in Skopje about Western Balkans
March 11 (BTA) - Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and her counterpart of North Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov hosted in Skopje the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Berlin Process concerning the Western Balkans. After the meeting, Foreign Min...
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Number of Coronavirus Cases in Bulgaria Rises to Six as Two More Patients Are Confirmed
March 10 (BTA) - Two more coronavirus cases were confirmed in Bulgaria on Tuesday. The new patients are in the capital Sofia. They were checked into the Pirogov Emergency Hospital, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said in a statement to the media shortly after taking part in a E...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Welcomes NGOs' Role for Western Balkans' European Integration
March 10 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva welcomes the role of NGOs for the development of civil society and the Western Balkans' European integration. This is one of the Berlin Process' added values to the Western Balkans, which is j...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Pays Visit to Skopje
March 9 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva is on a two-day visit to Skopje, where she and North Macedonia's Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov will co-host a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Berlin Process on March 10, Zaharieva's Mi...
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No New Cases of Coronavirus in Bulgaria After Initial Four
March 9 (BTA) - No new cases of coronavirus have been identified in Bulgaria after the initial four cases, two in Pleven and two in Gabrovo, which were confirmed during the weekend, said on Monday morning the Head of the Military Medical Academy (MMA), Major General Prof. Dr. Ven...
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Bulgaria Reports First Coronavirus Cases, Takes Urgent Measures to Curb Spread
March 8 (BTA) - The first four cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Bulgaria early Sunday, prompting the Government to take urgent measures and precautions to counter the spread of the disease. Four people in Bulgaria have been confirmed infected with coronavirus, t...
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PM Borissov: Bulgarian Border Well Protected
March 7 (BTA) - Speaking to journalists here on Saturday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that Bulgaria continues to be given as an example because its border is well-protected and there is no migrant pressure. Borissov visited the Panayot Volov stadium, for whose reconstructi...
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Protesting Nurses Barricade Themselves in Parliament's Building, Cause Conflicting Political Reactions
March 6 (BTA) - After five protesting nurses barricaded themselves in Parliament's building on Sofia's Independence Square late on Thursday, remaining inside to the present moment, political parties and professional organizations Friday reacted with conflicting positions on the n...
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PM Borissov: We Are Investing to Make Bulgaria Key Player in Europe's Gas Distribution
March 6 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Friday inspected the construction of a gas compressor station in the village of Rassovo, Northwestern Bulgaria, which will be part of the Balkan Stream pipeline. "We are making very good investments in Bulgaria's future as a key pl...
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President Radev's Meetings in Tirana
March 5 (BTA special correspondent Lora Metanova) - After meeting with Albanian President Ilir Meta, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said: "I would like to thank Albania for the legislative reforms which open up prospects for the Bulgarian national minority to fully exerc...
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Bulgarian Defence Minister: In Case of Migrant Wave, Army Can Be Sent to Border within 4-6 Hours
March 5 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Army is ready to be sent to the border with Turkey in case of a migrant wave, Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov told journalists in Parliament Thursday. Some 400 to 500 persons from the Land Forces, the Special Forces and Military Polic...
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Parliament Votes Down Left's Draft Resolution to Lift Sanctions against Russia
March 4 (BTA) - Parliament Wednesday voted down a draft resolution moved by BSP for Bulgaria on lifting the EU sanctions against Russia. The motion was rejected by a vote of 60 against, 51 abstentions and 82 in favour. The draft document was backed by the MPs of BSP for ...
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Von der Leyen, Michel Visit Bulgaria, Overfly Southern Border
March 3 (BTA) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel were welcomed by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov at the Kapitan Petko Voyvoda Checkpoint after visiting Greece in connection with the migrant crisis. They disc...
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Coronavirus Still Not Detected in Bulgaria, but Type B Flu Incidence Soars
March 3 (BTA) - No coronavirus infection has been detected in Bulgaria so far, but the incidence of type B flu has increased dramatically, it transpired from the Tuesday morning news briefing of the national coronavirus task force. More COVID-19 tests are due to be made later ...
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Russia Cuts Price of Natgas Supplied to Bulgaria by 40.3 Per Cent, Effective August 5, 2019
March 3 (BTA) - Bulgargaz and Gazprom Export have finalized their agreement on a 40.3 per cent reduction of the price at which Russia supplies natural gas to Bulgaria, backdated to August 5, 2019, the Bulgarian company's CEO Nikolai Pavlov told a news briefing at the Council of M...
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Bulgaria Celebrates Anniversary of Liberation from Ottoman Rule
On March 3 Bulgaria celebrates its national day: the anniversary of its liberation from Ottoman rule 142 years ago as a result of the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War. Observances took place across the country. Despite recommendations by the national coronavirus task force to call ...
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