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Ex-Finance Minister Goranov Drives Car Reported as Stolen, Stopped at Border
February 18 (BTA) - Former Bulgarian Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov was stopped at the Kalotina Checkpoint (on Bulgaria's border with Serbia) on Friday afternoon when the leased SUV he was driving proved to be reported as stolen and wanted by Interpol Russia, Bulgaria...
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Winter Sports Fans Crowd Ski Areas at Start of Bulgaria's Winter Tourist Season
December 18 (BTA) - The winter tourist season opened in Bulgaria with excellent skiing conditions and slopes crowded by winter sports fans. In Borovets, the season kicked off on Saturday at all three ski centres: Sitnyakovo, Yastrebets and Markudjik. "This year the wea...
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Bulgarian Armed Forces in 200-Plus Exercises in 2021, Plan 12 Large Ones for 2022
December 18 (BTA) - Bulgaria's armed forces held and took part in over 200 exercises during 2021, including 30-plus with international participation, the Defence Ministry reported, approached by BTA. The outgoing year was tense and full of challenges, but despite the e...
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Jose Carreras Receives Bulgarian President's Badge of Honour
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Saturday presented the Badge of Honour of the head of State to world-famous tenor Jose Carreras for his remarkable achievements in standing up for the cause of culture and spirituality, for contributing to classical music and popularizing it in ...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,614 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 3.5%
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 723,433, after 45,925 tests identified 1,614 new infections on Friday, 80.24 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted onhttps://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 3.51 ...
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Kiril Petkov on National TV: There Is No Rift in Government Coalition, Interior Minister Rashkov Has Total Freedom
December 17 (BTA) – Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said in a Bulgarian National Television interview Friday evening that there are no rifts and frictions in the coalition and that he has given total freedom to Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov. “Our coalition has people who are experi...
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Weightlifting World Champion Nasar Says Olympic Title Is His Only Goal
December 17 (BTA) - Weightlifting world champion Karlos Nasar of Bulgaria would settle for nothing less than an Olympic title. He returned Friday in Sofia from Tashkent where he won the world title in his 81 kg weight class. "All my hard work paid off," he told reporters waiting ...
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City of Ruse to Have Airport, Crossing the Danube Bridge Will Get Easier - Transport Minister
December 17 (BTA) - Transport and Communications Minister Nikolay Sabev (centre of photo) Friday said that the city of Ruse would have an airport and that passengers and freight would cross the Danube Bridge between Ruse and Giurgiu (Romania) more easily. Sabev talked to reporter...
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Prime Minister Petkov Presents Plans of New Bulgarian Government in Brussels
December 17 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday received newly appointed Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and a delegation of the Bulgarian government including Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev and Foreign ...
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Kaval Player Theodosii Spassov Launches First Song Album
December 17 (BTA) - "I'm already a singer too, you know!" world-famous kaval player Theodosii Spassov said at the launch of his first song album, "Theodosii Spassov Sings", which took place at Sofia Live Club on December 16. The album features nine songs of different styles, p...
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In Brussels, PM Petkov, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg Discuss Defence Interaction
At the NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Friday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed interaction in the field of defence.
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Bulgarian PM Petkov Talks by Phone with US Secretary of State Blinken
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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COVID-19 Update: 1,443 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 4.03%
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 721,819, after 35,829 tests identified 1,443 new infections on Thursday, 81.64 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 4....
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Prime Minister Petkov to Meet with Von der Leyen, Stoltenberg in Brussels
December 16 (BTA) - Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is visiting Brussels on December 17, the government information service said. This will be his first working visit abroad since he headed Bulgaria's new government on Monday. In Brussels, Petkov is scheduled to meet with European...
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Parliament Freezes Utility Prices between December 16, 2021 and March 31, 2022
December 16 (BTA) - The National Assembly voted 132-4, with two abstentions, to freeze the prices of electricity, heat, and water and sewerage services on the regulated market at their level on December 16, 2021, until March 31, 2022. This move was backed by the government coalit...
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Youth Organization Hosts Annual Christmas Charity Event at Ice Skating Rink
December 16 (Desislava Toncheva of BTA) - The US Ambassador's Youth Council (USYC), a non-profit organization of young Bulgarians, hosted its annual Christmas charity event on Monday. Instead of their usual Christmas Charity Cocktail, this year, in light of the epidemic situation...
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President Radev on Relations with North Macedonia, Nuclear Energy and Natural Gas Supply, Dialogue with Moscow
December 16 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, who arrived here on Thursday for a European Council meeting, spoke about Bulgaria's relations with the Republic of North Macedonia and its European integration, the future of nuclear energy, natural gas supply and dialogue with...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,725 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 5%
December 16 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 720,376, after 33,261 tests identified 1,725 new infections on Wednesday, 81.45 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity ...
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US Ambassador to Bulgaria Mustafa Addresses AmCham Bulgaria's Annual Business Meeting
December 15 (BTA) - The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Bulgaria) on Wednesday organized a Business Meeting with the US Ambassador in Sofia Herro Mustafa in their new format "AmCham Executive Club". Addressing the event, Mustafa focused on three 'i's: investment, innovati...
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Parliament Imposes Moratorium on Electricity Price, Water & Sewerage, Heating at January 1 Levels
December 15 (BTA) - The National Assembly imposed on Wednesday a moratorium on the price of electricity, water and sewerage services and heating at the levels of January 1, 2021. The proposal was made in the plenary hall by GERB-UDF Floor Leader Desislava Atanasova during the deb...
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