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Health Crisis, Political Instability Disrupt Bulgaria's Investment Climate, Germany Trade and Invest Reports
December 15 (BTA) - The health crisis and political instability are disrupting the investment climate and inflation is reducing consumption, Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI) reported in a publication about the economic outlook of Bulgaria in December 2021, quoted by the German-Bul...
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Interior Ministry Reports Decrease in Crime
December 15 (BTA) - Interior Ministry data show a steady downward trend in crime between January and November 2021 when crime dropped by 8 per cent from a year earlier. At the same time, the clearance rate rose by 3 per cent to 46 per cent this year, the Ministry said on Wednesda...
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In-Person Training Resumes in Classes Where 30% of Pupils Agree to Get Tested or Show Green Certificate
December 15 (BTA) - As of Wednesday, in-person training will be available to classes where 30 per cent of the students agree to return to school and get tested for COVID-19 or present a green certificate - a document of vaccination, illness, antibodies, or a negative laboratory t...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,004 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 6.96%
December 15 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 718,651, after 28,810 tests identified 2,004 new infections on Tuesday, 81 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate ...
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Chief of Polish Armed Forces General Staff Holds Talks in Sofia
December 14 (BTA) - Receiving the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Rajmund Andrzejczak, in Sofia Tuesday, Bulgaria's Chief of Defence, Admiral Emil Eftimov, said: "Boosting military cooperation between the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulg...
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World Famous Kaval Player Theodosii Spassov to Present New Album with Vocals
December 14 (BTA) - The world famous kaval player Theodosii Spassov will present his new album, entitled "Theodosii Spassov Sings", at an event in Sofia Live Club on December 16, the organizers said. Spassov is a popular jazz musician, who plays the kaval, a traditional Bulgar...
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Israel Donates Medical Supplies and Equipment to Sofia's Pirogov Emergency Hospital
December 14 (BTA) - Israel donated some two tonnes of medical supplies including masks, respirators, syringes, and oximeters to Sofia's Pirogov Emergency Hospital here on Tuesday. The handover ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of Israel to Bulgaria, Yoram Elron, and Pirogov...
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Top Politicians, Business Leaders Meet at Powers Summit, a.k.a. Bulgarian Davos
December 14 (BTA) - Parliamentary forces leaders and representatives of the business community and civil society gathered here on Tuesday at a Powers Summit, also known as the Bulgarian Davos, organized by the Webit.Foundation and The Atlantic Club of Bulgaria. They discuss as...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,959 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 7.2%
December 14 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 716, 647, after 27,152 tests identified 1,959 new infections on Monday, 82.95 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity ra...
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New Government Takes Over
December 13 (BTA) - In the President's Office, President Radev received the outgoing caretaker government shortly before a government hand-over ceremony in the Council of Ministers. In smaller ceremonies at the ministries, the new ministers declared their priorities. Addressin...
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Combating Antimicrobial Resistance Requires Long-term Policies - Experts
December 13 (BTA) - Antimicrobial resistance will not be combated with new medicine, but with lasting policies. Experts in the BTA national press club united around this statement on Monday, during a roundtable on Bulgaria's strategy towards combating antimicrobial resistance. ...
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First Group of Polar Explorers on 30th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition Temporarily Sheltered on King George Island
The first group of 15 polar explorers on the jubilee 30th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition could not go ashore on Livingston Island due to strong waves on the so-called Bulgarian beach there, the Director of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute (BAI), Prof. Hristo Pimpirev, told BTA o...
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New Bulgarian Cabinet Takes Oath
December 13 (BTA) - The new Bulgarian Government took the oath of office after a vote in Parliament Monday. It was an extraordinary plenary sitting where the legislature approved the nomination of Kiril Petkov, designated for prime minister by the Continue the Change Parliamentar...
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Persina Nature Park: 21 Years of Danube Wetlands Conservation
December 13 (Dimitrina Solakova of BTA) - The Persina Nature Park recently marked its 21st birthday. The only nature park in the Bulgarian section of the Danube was established back in 2000 to preserve the natural state of the islands within its area of 21,762.2 ha, as well as to...
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State of Emergency due to Torrential Rains Continues in Southern, Southwestern Bulgaria
A state of emergency continues in some municipalities in Southern Bulgaria and Southwestern Bulgaria due to torrential rains on Saturday and Sunday. There are huge damages in settlements in Smolyan Region where rivers overflowed damaging and closing roads, activating landslide...
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COVID-19 Update: 532 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 4.16%
December 13 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 714,688, after 12,771 tests identified 532 new infections on Sunday, 82.89 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate ...
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Weightlifting: Bulgaria's Karlos Nasar Wins World Title in 81 Kg in Tashkent, Sets New World Record
December 12 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Karlos Nasar won the world title in his 81 weight class at the World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Sunday. He topped the total ranking with 374 kg. Nasar was last to start his attempts in the snatch event, and lifted 163...
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Caretaker Government Holds Extraordinary Meeting a Day Before Parliament Votes on New Cabinet, Calls off Budget Procedur...
December 12 (BTA) - The caretaker government of Stefan Yanev held an extraordinary meeting on Sunday, its last day in office. It resolved, among other things, to discontinue the coordination procedure towards the drafting of the 2022 national budget in a view of the fact that a n...
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Settlements in Southern Bulgaria Declare State of Emergency after Heavy Rainfall
December 12 (BTA) - Heavy rainfall has forced settlements in some parts of Bulgaria to declare a state of emergency. The situation appeared worst in the southern municipality of Nedeleno and the wider Smolyan Region where rivers overflowed closing roads and activating landslides ...
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A War Is Being Waged Against the Prosecution Service, Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Says
December 12 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev said here Sunday that a war is being waged against the Prosecution Service. He was speaking during a news briefing focused on an investigation into money laundering in the project for construction of Hemus Motorway. At the ne...
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