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Finance Minister: It is Realistic to Approve 2022 State Budget in February
January 4 (BTA) - It is realistic to approve the 2022 state budget in February if a public debate over the draft budget starts by mid-January and it is submitted to Parliament by the end of January, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev told journalists here on Tuesday. Vassilev arg...
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Researchers at Sofia University Develop Online Philosophy Thesaurus in English
January 4 (BTA) - A team of philosophy researchers at the St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia is developing an online philosophy dictionary titled "Thesaurus. Sofia University Dictionary of Philosophy", the university said on Tuesday. The dictionary presents the contributi...
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Control over Arrivals to be Tightened as Only New Measure against Omicron
Sofia, January 4 (BTA) - For the time being, no additional restrictions are being planned regarding the Omicron variant, said the Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev as quoted by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday. The one exception is stricter control when it comes to peop...
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Bulgaria Needs a New Energy Strategy, National Federation of Power Engineers with CITUB Says
January 4 (BTA) - The National Federation of Power Engineers with the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) urges for the adoption of a new energy strategy for Bulgaria, to avoid burdening the energy sector with social functions, and to preserve the Maritz...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,918 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 11%
January 4 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 751,458, after 17,408 tests identified 1,918 new infections on Monday, 73.6 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate n...
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GERB Calls for Urgent Measures to Contain Inflation
January 3 (BTA) - The formerly ruling GERB party held a news conference Monday to call for urgent measures to contain inflation and slammed the government for failing to do so thus far. "Bulgarians are getting poorer and businesses are going bankrupt, and we call for urgent and a...
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Slavi Trifonov: Sofia Can Unblock Start of EU Accession Talks for Skopje if US Waives Visas for Bulgarians, Bulgaria Is ...
January 3 (BTA) - Slavi Trifonov, whose There is Such a People party is part of the government coalition in Bulgaria, suggested in a Facebook post Monday that Sofia can give a green light to the start of accession talks for North Macedonia on condition that Bulgarian people are a...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,356 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 10.55%
January 3 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 749,540, after 12,855 tests identified 1,356 new infections on Sunday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 10.55 per cent. The active cases are ...
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Interior Ministry Records More Road Accidents in 2021 Than in 2020
January 2 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Interior Ministry recorded more road traffic accidents and casualties in 2021 than in 2020. The Ministry's data show that 6,069 accidents occurred in 2021, compared to 5,708 in 2020. Also, 557 people were killed and 7,596 were injured in 2021, compare...
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First 12 Omicron Cases in Bulgaria Confirmed
January 2 (BTA) - Bulgaria has confirmed its first 12 cases of the Omicron COVID variant, Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev told reporters on Sunday. This variant can be expected to spread faster and become dominant, he said. Eleven of those cases are from the capital...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,076 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 14.5%
January 2 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 748,184, after 7,429 tests identified 1,076 newly infected persons on Saturday, of whom 75.09 per cent are unvaccinated, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now ...
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Regulator Raises Natural Gas Price for January by Nearly 30.4%
January 1 (BTA) - The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) Saturday set the natural gas price for January at 133.41 leva/MWh, up by 30.37 per cent from 102.33 leva/MWh in December, the regulator said. This decision was based on public supplier Bulgargaz's proposal. Th...
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Prime Minister: EU Can Be Built On, Bulgaria Should Play Proactive, Constructive Role
January 1 (BTA) - Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said the EU started up as a peace project and became the world's largest market and a cultural centre, and now it stands for shared values and opportunities. His video message marking the 15th anniversary of Bulgaria's EU accession is...
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Bulgaria Assumes Central European Initiative Presidency
January 1 (BTA) - As of January 1 Bulgaria assumes the presidency of the Central European Initiative for one year, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said. Bulgaria's working priorities are related to the social and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, enhacing connectivit...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,810 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 9.2%
January 1 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 747,108, after 30,593 tests identified 2,810 new infections on Friday, 75.05 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate ...
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President Radev in New Year's Eve Address: "We Overcame the Feeling of Doom, Today Is Time to Celebrate"
January 1 (BTA) - In his traditional New Year's address to the nation on national television in the final minutes of the outgoing year, President Rumen Radev said that Bulgarian people overcame a feeling of doom in 2021, that now is a time to celebrate and that some big challenge...
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Man Threatening to Blow Himself Up Arrested in Downtown Sofia
December 31 (BTA) - A man who threatened to blow himself up was arrested in central Sofia on Friday night, the Interior Ministry said. The incident occurred near the central bank building during a light show organized by City Hall to celebrate the New Year. The man from the so...
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Sofia Celebrates 2022 with Light Show
December 31 (BTA) - A light show in Sofia's central Battenberg Square is celebrating the start of the new year. BTA is a partner of the initiative and is streaming the entire event on its website. This way of celebrating New Year's Eve takes into account both the required pand...
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COVID-19 Outbreak on Bulk Carrier in Varna Port, Cook Dies
December 31 (BTA) - All crew members of the Tzarevna, a Malta-registered bulk carrier which is on roadstead in Varna Port, have COVID-19, the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications told BTA on Friday. The cook, a Bulgarian citizen, died on Thursday night...
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Bulgarian Sculptor Mihail Simeonov Passes Away at 92
December 31 (BTA) - Internationally recognized sculptor Mihail Simeonov, who is a long-time immigrant in the United States, passed away at the age of 92, his relatives said on Friday. He became famous with his Cast the Sleeping Elephant Project and by smashing in front of the aud...
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