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Lozan Panov to Run for President as Independent
October 2 (BTA) - Outgoing Supreme Court of Cassation President Lozan Panov has accepted a proposal from the Justice for All Initiative to be nominated for president in the November 14 elections, the non-governmental, non-partisan association said on its website on Saturday. P...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,091 New Cases Confirmed, Test Positivity Rate at 9.4%
October 2 (BTA) - The Bulgarian healthcare authorities confirmed 2,091 new cases of COVID-19 in the country on Friday, October 1, based on the results of 22,340 tests, according to information published on the national coronavirus web portal, https://coronavirus.bg/. The test pos...
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Regulator Approves 36.22% Increase of Natural Gas Price
October 1 (BTA) - The energy regulator Friday approved the proposal of state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz for a natural price of 94.54 leva/MWh as of October 1. It is an increase by 36.22 per cent from the price in September. The decision was made at a closed-door meeting of t...
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National Customs Agency Logs All-Time Record Revenue of Over LV 1 Bln in August
October 1 (BTA) - The National Customs Agency notched up a record revenue of over 1 bln leva in August 2021 from excise duties, import VAT and customs duties, the Agency said in a press release on Friday. The Agency's monthly revenues exceeded 1 bln leva for the first time in ...
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Health Minister Presents Badge of Honour to BTA Director General for Contributing to Vaccination Campaign
October 1 (BTA) - Bulgarian Health Minister Stoycho Katsarov Friday presented a Badge of Honour, First Class, to Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev, for contributing to the COVID vaccination campaign. Katsarov thanked Valchev and the entire staff of the...
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President Radev Comments on Gerdjikov's Nomination for Head of State
October 1 (BTA) - Speaking to journalists during a visit to a children's hospital here on Friday, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev commented on Thursday's news that Sofia University Rector Anastas Gerdjikov had agreed to run in the November 14 presidential elections as an ...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,050 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 9.73%
October 1 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 502,162, after 21,078 tests identified 2,050 new infections on Thursday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 9.73 per cent. Sofia City R...
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University Rector Gerdjikov Agrees to Run for President as Independent Candidate, GERB Roumored to Back Him
September 30 (BTA) - The Rector of the St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Prof. Anastas Gerdjikov, on Thursday told BTA that he had agreed to run for president as an independent candidate in the November 14 elections. Gerdjikov added that he expects support from all part...
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Bulgarian News Agency, German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce Sign Cooperation Agreement
September 30 (BTA) - Director General of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Kiril Valchev and German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Bulgarien) President Tim Kurth, who is also CEO of Aurubis Bulgaria, signed a partnership and cooperation agreement at BTA on Thursday...
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Prosecutors, Investigators Discuss International Aspects of Tax, Criminal Law at Bulgarian-Bavarian Forum
September 30 (BTA) - International aspects of tax and criminal law are being discussed by prosecutors, investigators, employees of the Ministry of Interior and the State Agency for National Security at a Bulgarian-Bavarian seminar in the Albena resort. The forum is organized by t...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,142 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 11.13%
September 30 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 500,112, after 19,237 tests identified 2,142 new infections on Wednesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 11.13 per cent. Sofia tops the ...
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Gallup Opinion Poll: GERB-UDF First with 21.4% of Votes, Continue the Change Second with 15.2% If Elections Held Today
September 29 (BTA) - If the snap parliamentary elections were held today, GERB-UDF would get 21.4 per cent of the votes, followed by Continue the Change with 15.2 per cent and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) with 13.4 per cent, shows a Gallup opinion poll conducted among 2,00...
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Government Sets Up Task Force to Coordinate Unloading of Stranded Ship with Fertilizers
September 29 (BTA) - A task force has been established to coordinate the unloading of a Panamanian-flagged ship with fertilizers, that ran into cliffs in the Black Sea off the coast of Northern Bulgaria and is threatening to cause a major pollution of the sea water. The decision ...
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Kozloduy N-plant Starts Scheduled Maintenance of Unit 6
September 29 (BTA) - The Kozloduy N-plant has started scheduled annual maintenance of its Unit 6, the power plant said Wednesday. It will continue until the beginning of November. The maintenance works will include necessary repairs and preventive technical maintenance to se...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,573 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 11.52%
September 29 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 497,970, after 22,333 tests identified 2,573 new infections on Wednesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 11.52 per cent. Sofia Region to...
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Constitutional Court Finds Moratorium against Borissov Government Illegitimate
September 28 (BTA) - The National Assembly may not suspend the implementation of powers of other branches of government, the Constitutional Court said on Tuesday. The judgment was rendered in connection with a moratorium imposed by the 45th National Assembly on the work of the th...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,536 New Cases,Test Positivity Rate at 10.55%
Sofia, September 28 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 495,397, after 24,032 tests identified 2,536 new infections on Monday, of whom 285 (11.24 per cent) are fully vaccinated, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivit...
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Labour and Social Policy Minister: Minimum Wage to Rise in 2022
September 28 (BTA) - Caretaker Labour and Social Policy Minister Galab Donev Tuesday said that his ministry was working on various scenarios for a higher minimum wage in 2022. Interviewed on Nova TV, he said an increase to 760 leva from 650 leva now as suggested by the Confederat...
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Nominating Committee Established for Re-election Bid of President Radev, VP Iotova
September 27 (BTA) - A steering committee to nominate President Rumen Radev and Vice President Iliana Iotova as independent candidates to run for a second term in office at the November 14 presidential elections held its inaugural meeting on Monday. The committee comprises nearly...
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Bulgarian Electric Light Duty Vehicle Presented in Sofia Tech Park
September 27 (BTA) - An electric light duty vehicle entirely designed in Bulgaria was presented in Sofia Tech Park on Monday. Called L CITY, it is the first such vehicle of the Rousse-based Sin Cars Industry AD. In her address during the event, caretaker Economy Minister Danie...