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Cargo Transported in Third Quarter Grows by 10.2%, Q/Q
November 26 (BTA) - Early estimates show that in the third quarter of 2021, cargo carried in the freight transport sector grew by 10.2 per cent compared with the second quarter of 2021, while the work accomplished decreased by 1 per cent, the National Statistical Institute said o...
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Continue the Change Continues Consultation on Government Coalition Agreement
November 26 (BTA) - Consultations held by the Continue the Change party with experts of BSP for Bulgaria, There Is Such a People and Democratic Bulgaria, intended to reach an agreement on Bulgaria's future coalition governance, went into their fourth day on Friday. Lab...
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Counter-Corruption Commission Finds Nikola Kozlevo Mayor Redzheb in Conflict of Interest
November 26 (BTA) - The Counter-Corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forfeiture Commission (CCUAA) found conflict of interest involving the Mayor of the northeastern municipality of Nikola Kozlevo, Eshref Redzheb (elected for two terms between 2015 and 2019 and betwe...
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Culture Minister Minekov Confers with French Counterpart Bachelot
November 26 (BTA) - Bulgaria and France will prepare a memorandum of cooperation for building an international cultural center on the Sts. Cyricus and Julitta island near the coastal town of Sozopol, Bulgarian Culture Minister Velislav Minekov and his French counterpart Roselyne ...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,370 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 7.7%
November 26 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 684,922, after 30,737 tests identified 2,370 new infections on Thursday, 79.83 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity r...
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Bulgaria to Be Represented at Eurovision Song Contest by Ronnie Romero and the Intelligent Music Project
November 25 (BTA) - Bulgaria will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest again. In May 2022, the country will be represented in Turin, Italy by the Intelligent Music Project, Bulgarian National Television said on Thursday. The group is led by Ronnie Romero, the current lea...
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Intermodal Transport Hub to Be Built at Bulgarian-Serbian Border
November 25 (BTA) - An intermodal transport hub will be built at the border between Bulgaria and Serbia. Agreement to this effect was reached on Thursday between Bulgaria's Transport, IT and Communications Minister Hristo Alexiev and Serbia's Construction, Transport and Infrastru...
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Government Talks: Internal Security, Ecology, Regional Development, Culture
November 25 (BTA) - On the third day of talks between Continue the Change, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Democratic Bulgaria and There Is Such a People (TISP) on a coalition agreement, the four formations' experts discussed the sectors of internal security, ecology, region...
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Bulgarian Court Allows Russian Suspect's Extradition
November 25 (BTA) - The Varna District Court (VDC) gave the green light to the extradition of Russian national Vladimir B., 58, who is under investigation in Russia for gross fraud. The judicial authorities in St Petersburg had requested the man's arrest and extradition. In 2017,...
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Cross-border Cooperation Bulgaria-Serbia Programme 2021-2027 Envisages EUR 38 Mln-Plus Investments
November 25 (BTA) - The Joint Monitoring Committee of the Bulgaria-Serbia Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2014-2020 held its ninth meeting on Thursday. Joint projects between Bulgaria and Serbia under the new Interreg-IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2021-2027 will ab...
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Bulgaria Calls on Black Sea Countries to Pool Efforts in Climate Change Mitigation Action
The Executive Committee of the non-governmental, non-profit Black Sea Advisory Council (BlSAC) met here on November 24 and 25 with the participation of representatives of Bulgaria, Romania and the European Commission.
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Bulgarian Diplomat Ivan Stancioff Passes Away at 92
November 25 (BTA) - Former diplomat and foreign minister of Bulgaria Ivan Stancioff passed away at his home in Scotland at the age of 92 on Wednesday. His wife notified the Bulgarian Embassy in London about his demise. Ivan Stancioff was born on April 1, 1929 in Sofia. He was ...
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National Investigation Service Chief: 44 People Have Died in Nov. 23 Bus Crash
November 25 (BTA) - A total of 44 people died in the bus crash on Strouma Motorway on November 23, the Chief of Bulgaria's National Investigation Service, Borislav Sarafov, told a news briefing here on Thursday. A total of 44 bodies have been identified by the forensics, he speci...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,569 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 8.7%
November 25 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 682,552, after 29,503 tests identified 2,569 new infections on Wednesday, 80.11 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity ...
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5-12 Graders Return to In-Person Classes without Tests If They Have Green Certificates
November 24 (BTA) - Students in grades 5-12 will be allowed to return to in-person classes without COVID tests on November 29, provided that half of the class have green certificates, the Education Ministry said Wednesday. It means that they will need to have a certificate of vac...
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Government Talks: Healthcare and Agriculture
November 24 (BTA) - Wednesday is the second day of talks towards the formation of a coalition government initiated by Continue the Change (CC). Wednesday's negotiations are on the topics of healthcare and agriculture. The discussions are broadcast live on Continue the Change's Fa...
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Sparrow, Tit, Woodpecker Populations in Bulgaria Are Declining - Experts
November 24 (BTA) - Bulgaria, rich as it is in the variety of birds with over 480 species, is now witnessing a considerable decline in the population of sparrows, tits, finches, jays, woodpeckers and more, Yordanka Lukanova of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BS...
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Experts Raise Alarm about Sharp Increase of Domestic Violence during Pandemic
November 24 (BTA) - Domestic violence has been growing sharply in the pandemic. Data from the Animus Association show that out of the 1,852 calls made to its emergency phone number since the start of the year, 1,280 concerned domestic violence. Interior Ministry data too show an ...
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Bulgarian Long-Haul Truckers Get Paid Fraction of Minimum Wage in Destination Country - Trade Union
The actual pay drawn by long-haul truckers who are regularly posted from Bulgaria to other EU Member States is significantly lower than the minimum wage in the country of destination, the Podkrepa Confederation of Labour found in a national survey conducted under the Posting In T...
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Day of Mourning in Bulgaria in Memory of Victims of Deadly Bus Crash, Nursing Home Fire
November 24 (BTA) - November 24 is a day of national mourning in Bulgaria for the victims of a bus crash and a nursing home fire overnight on November 22-23. The national flags of all state institutions will be flown at half mast in memory of the victims. The day of nationa...
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