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Bulgaria Supports Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia, Ukraine
December 1 (BTA) - Bulgaria supports the Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia and Ukraine and will continue to assist them multilaterally, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev said at NATO's Foreign Ministers Session with Georgia and Ukraine in Riga, Latvia, on December 1, St...
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National Customs Agency Logs Tax Collection of Nearly LV 1 Bln in October
December 1 (BTA) - The National Customs Agency notched up revenues of nearly 1 bln leva in October 2021 from excise duties, import VAT and customs duties, the Agency said in a press release on Wednesday. Revenues in October 2021 totalled 975.9 mln leva, exceeding by 123 mln (1...
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National Ombudsman: "Online Schooling Has Reached Its Limit"
December 1 (BTA) - Online schooling has reached its limit, Bulgaria's National Ombudsman Diana Kovatcheva said here on Wednesday, speaking at a two-day online conference on "COVID-19 and Children's Rights," initiated by the National Network for Children. "Children who are scho...
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Give a Book for Christmas Initiative Begins for 15th Consecutive Year
December 1 (BTA) - For the 15th year in a row, renowned Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov urges Bulgarians to choose books for Christmas gifts. Entitled "Give a Book for Christmas", the initiative is not backed up by any organizations or sponsors. "It is my little personal campa...
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Sofia Hosts International Conference on Energy and Climate Security in Europe
December 1 (BTA) - An international conference on energy and climate security prospects in Europe took place here on Wednesday. The forum, organized by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), discussed Bulgaria's low-carbon future in the global energy crisis. The event di...
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Romanian Embassy in Sofia Celebrates National Day with Online Concert in Ancient City
December 1 (BTA) - On the occasion of Romania's national holiday, December 1, the Romanian Embassy in Sofia will treat its friends to an online concert of folk music, recorded in the historic city of Alba Iulia. The Great Union Day marks the anniversary of unification of Trans...
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World AIDS Day: 99% of HIV Patients in Bulgaria Receive Treatment
December 1 (BTA) - Ninety-nine per cent of HIV/AIDS patients in Bulgaria receive treatment, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, which is marked as World AIDS Day. Since 1986 to November 19, 2021, a total of 3,702 persons infected with HIV have been registered in Bulgaria, incl...
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Opening Demographic Resilience Conference, President Radev Speaks of Need of Long-term Vision to Ensure Sustainable Solu...
December 1 (BTA) - Addressing the opening of a demographic resilience conference in Sofia Wednesday, President Rumen Radev spoke of a need to have a clear long-term vision to ensure just and sustainable solutions to the demographic problems. The two-day forum is organized by the ...
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State Leaders from Around the World Congratulate Rumen Radev on his Re-election for a Second Term
(BTA) - President Rumen Radev received congratulatory letters from heads of state from around the world on the occasion of his re-election for a second term, the presidential press office said. President Rumen Radev received congratulations from German President Frank-Walter S...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,681 New Cases, 128 Fatalities
(BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 695,057, after 26,894 tests identified 2,681 new infections on in the past 24 hours, 80.94 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The active cases a...
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Maestro Nayden Todorov to Conduct Performances Starring Sonya Yoncheva in Moscow, Karin Bonelli in Sofia
November 30 (BTA) - Maestro Nayden Todorov is in Mosow rehearsing with the Russian National Youth Simphony Orchestra a gala starring Bulgarian opera prima Sonya Yoncheva, the Sofia Philharmonic said. On the programme are works by Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni, Massenet, Dvorak and Tch...
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Prosecutors Probe Four Healthcare Professionals for Issuing Fake COVID-19 Certificates
November 30 (BTA) - The regional prosecution service in Plovdiv opened two pre-trial proceedings against the issuance of fake COVID-19 Green Certificates to non-vaccinated people, Plovdiv regional prosecutor Chavdar Groshev, deputy regional prosecutor Atanas Iliev, and the head o...
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Bulgarian Labour Force Decreases Annually by about 50,000 People
November 30 (BTA) - The labour force in Bulgaria is declining annually by about 50 thousand people, the working age population is about 64 per cent of the country's population, and by 2050 it will be about 56 per cent, explained Dr. Tomcho Tomov, Director of the National Centre f...
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Stoev Met with EU Commissioner Varhelyi and Spanish Foreign Minister Bueno
November 30 (BTA) - Bulgarian caretaker Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev had a meeting with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation of Spain Jose Manuel Albares Bueno during the 6th ...
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S&P Global Ratings Re-affirms Long- and Short-term Foreign, Local Currency Credit Ratings of Bulgaria at BBB/A-2
November 30 (BTA) - S&P Global Ratings has re-affirmed its long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria at BBB/A-2, and kept a stable outlook, the Bulgarian Finance Ministry said in a press release on Tuesday. The economic effects of the...
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President Radev Confers with UN Population Fund Executive Director Kanem
November 30 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev received here on Tuesday the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Natalia Kanem, who is in Bulgaria to attend a ministerial conference on demographic sustainability on December 1 and 2. The forum, which will b...
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COVID-19 Update: 3,020 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 8.26%
November 30 (BTA) - A total of 3,020 new COVID-19 cases were identified by 36,559 tests across Bulgaria on Monday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate stands at 8.26 per cent.
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Specialized Prosecution Office Rejects to Initiate Pre-trial Proceedings against Prosecutor General
November 29 (BTA) - The Specialized Prosecution Office (SPO) has rejected to initiate pre-trial proceedings against Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev on alert by Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov, SPO's spokesperson Hristo Krastev told BTA on Monday. The supervising prosecutor has ...
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European Public Prosecutor's Office Welcomes Opportunity to Work with Bulgarian Interior Ministry and Customs Agency
November 29 (BTA) - Caretaker Justice Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev has had an online meeting with European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi, the Justice Ministry said on Monday. The two officials discussed the strengthening of the cooperation between the Bulgarian authorities and the E...
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Sixteen News Agencies in Europe, BTA among Them, to Get EU Funding for "European Newsroom"
The European Commission has earmarked some 1.8 million euros of funding to help establish a "European newsroom" bringing together 16 news agencies, dpa reported on Monday. This would be "the first ever pan-European newsroom space and will allow journalists to report joi...