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PM Says Vaccination Stays Voluntary, Is Not Afraid of Protests over Green Certificate
January 7 (BTA) - During Question Time in Parliament on Friday, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said that COVID vaccination will not be made mandatory in Bulgaria and that he is not afraid of protests against the COVID green certificate. "When the crisis passes and we have vaccinated...
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47 Years Later, the Vatican Finally Purchases Ivan Vukadinov's Painting
January 7 (BTA) - A popular story, dating back fourty-seven years, has come to a happy ending. Ivan Vukadinov's painting "In Memory of Heroes" will finally become part of the Vatican museum collection. Before being sent to the Vatican, the artwork will be exhibited at the Rakursi...
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COVID-19 Update: 5,525 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 14.3%
January 7 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 770,001, after 38,427 tests identified 5,525 new infections on Thursday, 71.42 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rat...
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Fuel Industry Problems Discussed between Prime Minister and Sectoral Association
January 6 (BTA) - The Association of Bulgarian Fuel Traders, Producers, Importers and Carriers, which represents small and medium-sized companies in the sector, had a working meeting with Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on his initiative, the Association said in a press relea...
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Police Question Ex-PM Borissov over Photos of Money Wads in His Nightstand
January 6 (BTA) - GERB party leader and former prime minister Boyko Borissov, accompanied by his lawyer, Menko Menkov, spent around half an hour in the building of the National Police Chief Directorate on Thursday. Borissov did not say why he had been summoned but from his exchan...
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Three Tunnels through Balkan Range Listed among Regional Development Ministry's Priorities
January 6 (BTA) - Work on the construction of three tunnels through the Balkan Range, construction and repair of roads and adjacent engineering infrastructure, and a complete audit of road projects are the top priorities of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, M...
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Bulgaria's Population Continues Shrinking, Ageing - Census Data
January 6 (BTA) - According to a preliminary assessment, Bulgaria's population stood at 6,520,314 as at September 7, 2021, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) told a news conference on Thursday. The last four censuses showed a population decline, the biggest being registered...
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Politicians React to Alleged Plans to Beef Up NATO Presence in Bulgaria
January 6 (BTA) - Bulgarian politicians on Thursday continued to comment on reports that NATO may ask Bulgaria to agree to an increased Allied presence on its territory because of the Russian military build-up along the border with Ukraine. President Rumen Radev commented that he...
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Kalofer Epiphany River Dance: "Age-Old Tradition", Cure-All, or Magnet for Tourists
January 6 (Lyubomir Gigov of BTA) - Shortly before the stroke of 8 on Thursday, several hundred men wearing folk costumes waded waste deep into the ice-cold waters of the River Tundja in Kalofer (Central Bulgaria). Led by the town's Mayor Rumen Stoyanov with the national flag in ...
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COVID-19 Update: 6,766 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 13%
January 6 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 764,476, after 52,040 tests identified 6,766 new infections on Wednesday, 71.58 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity ra...
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Bulgarians Abroad Must Use E-Services on Par with Bulgarians at Home - Democratic Bulgaria
January 5 (BTA) - The participants in a working meeting held at the National Assembly on Wednesday concurred that the most direct and fastest way of integrating expatriate Bulgarians is to give them the same access to electronic services as Bulgarians at home. E-Government Min...
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PM Petkov Allocates Government's General Policy Coordination Functions
January 5 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has allocated the Government's general policy coordination functions and the interaction with executive authorities under the Council of Ministers, the Government Information Service said on Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minist...
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Leading Armoured Vehicle Manufacturer Invests Directly in Bulgarian Defence Industry
January 5 (BTA) - A leading international manufacturer of armoured vehicles has begun to make direct investments in the Bulgarian defence industry. International Armored Group (IAG) is putting money into a site in Bulgaria to carry out compulsory tests for compliance with NATO qu...
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There Is Such a People Floor Leader Yordanov: "Coalition Can't Be Divided over North Macedonia"
January 5 (BTA) - "The [ruling] coalition cannot possibly be divided over the subject of the Republic of North Macedonia," There Is Such a People (TISP) Floor Leader Toshko Yordanov told journalists in Parliament on Wednesday. "There will be differences if any of the coalition...
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Special Magistrate Mulled to Investigate Prosecutor General - Justice Minister
January 5 (BTA) - A move is being planned to designate a special magistrate to investigate the Prosecutor General in the presence of data for breach constituting a crime, Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova said on Wednesday, speaking during a hearing in the parliamentary Committ...
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Foreign Minister Tests Positive for COVID-19
January 5 (BTA) - Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska was diagnosed with COVID-19 after a PCR test, the Foreign Ministry reported on Wednesday. Genchovska has received two doses of coronavirus vaccine. She will stay under medical supervision. She has instructed Deputy...
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Bulgarian Consul to Valencia Georgiev to Be Recalled - PM Petkov
January 5 (BTA) - Bulgarian Consul to Valencia Plamen Georgiev will be recalled, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said ahead of Wednesday's Cabinet meeting. According to Petkov, Georgiev was appointed entirely for political reasons, without being professionally connected to the positi...
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COVID-19 Update: 6,252 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 14.6%
January 5 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 757,710, after 42,828 tests identified 6,252 new infections on Tuesday, 73.34 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate...
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Energy Minister Nikolov: Shock Electricity Price for Businesses Has Not Materialized Yet
January 4 (BTA) - "The shock increase of the price of electricity, anticipated by the business, with prices of over 700 leva per MWh, is not a fact for the moment," said Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov on Tuesday in response to demands to scrap the compensation cap of 3...
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30-40% of Hemus Motorway Money Went into GERB Party Coffers - Interior Minister
January 4 (BTA) - Not all of the resources allocated for the construction of parts of the Hemus Motorway went towards the actual construction, Interior Minister Boiko Rashkov told the media on Tuesday. "Out of the money remitted in advance to some of the would-be motorway...
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