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COVID-19 Update: 451 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 5.9%
August 30 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 451,599, after 7,695 tests identified 451 new infections on Sunday, according to data posted Monday on the national coronavirus information platform at https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivit...
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If They Fail to Agree with Potential Partners, BSP for Bulgaria Will Decline Cabinet-Forming Mandate between September 1...
August 29 (BTA) - If they do not come to terms with the three other parliamentary groups they have invited to consultations, BSP for Bulgaria will decline their cabinet-forming mandate between September 10 and 15, Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova tol...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,004 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 5.9%
August 29 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 451,148, after 17,001 tests identified 1,004 new infections on Saturday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 5.9 per cent. Sofia City Re...
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Prime Minister: Border Situation Is Calm
August 28 (BTA) - During an inspection tour of Bulgaria's southeastern border on Saturday, caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev said the situation at the border is calm for the time being. He said necessary steps have been taken to tackle a possible influx of refugees fr...
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Runner Hristiyan Stoyanov Wins Second Paralympic Silver for Bulgaria at 1,500 m
August 28 (BTA) - Runner Hristiyan Stoyanov won a second silver medal for Bulgaria at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Saturday. The world men's 1,500 m champion in the T46 sport class ran the distance in 3:52.63 minutes, significantly improving on his performance at th...
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Covid-19 Update: 1,713 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 6.04%
August 28 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 450,144, after 28,360 tests identified 1,713 new infections on Friday, August 27, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate for the day was 6.04 per cent. T...
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Ruzhdi Ruzhdi Brings Bulgaria First Medal, Winning Silver in Shot Put
August 27 (BTA) - Bulgarian Paralympian track and field athlete Ruzhdi Ruzhdi won the first medal for his country in Tokyo where he got the silver medal in shot put F55. Ruzhdi, the gold medalist from the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the F55 category, achieved a result of ...
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President Radev, PM Yanev Condole Over Suicide Bomb Attack at Kabul Airport
August 27 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev on Friday strongly condemned a suicide bomb attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, which left dozens of people dead and wounded, Radev's press secretariat said. The head of State expressed condolences to the relatives...
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Parliament Adopts 2021 State Budget Update on First Reading
August 27 (BTA) - Parliament adopted on first reading revisions to the 2021 State budget with 130 votes in favour, 45 votes against (GERB-UDF) and 20 abstentions (Movement for Rights and Freedoms). The government has argued consistently that budget revenues have already oversh...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,733 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 7.44%
August 27 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 448,431, after 23,298 tests identified 1,733 new infections on Thursday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 7.44 per cent. The active cases are...
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President Presents Last Government-Forming Mandate to Socialists
August 27 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev Friday presented the third exploratory government-forming mandate to the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), which is the third largest parliamentary group in the 46th National Assembly. It is the last chance for this Parliament to try to form...
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Parliament Adopts in Principle Revision of National Health Insurance Fund Budget
August 26 (BTA) - On 145 votes in the 240-seat legislature, government-proposed revisions in the 2021 budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) passed in principle on Thursday. One MP of the formerly ruling GERB-UDF voted against and 39 others abstained. At the start...
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Market Links Survey: GERB-UDF Would Win If Early Elections Were Held Now as Support for TISP Declines
August 26 (BTA) - The formerly ruling GERB party would win if early elections were held now, as support for There Is Such a People (TISP), the largest parliamentary force, slipped by about 5 percentage points in a month, according to an August 13-22 nationally representative surv...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,601 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 7.1%
August 26 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 446,698, after 22,480 tests identified 1,601 new infections on Wednesday, compared to 1,901 on Tuesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 7.1 per...
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Government Extends Epidemic Emergency by Three Months
August 25 (BTA) - The government has extended the epidemic emergency declared in the country by three months, Health Minister Stoycho Katsarov told a news briefing at the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. The reason is that the country is entering a new epidemic wave with an inc...
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Central Bank Projects Considerable Growth in Export of Goods in H2 of 2021
August 25 (BTA) - In line with the international environment and developments in Bulgaria's main trading partners, external demand for Bulgarian goods and services is expected to post significant year-on-year growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2021, according to an econom...
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Bulgaria to Grant Asylum to Up To 70 Afghan Nationals and their Families
August 25 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers on Wednesday decided to provide support and grant asylum to up to 70 Afghan nationals who have worked at the Bulgarian Embassy in Kabul and together with Bulgarian contingents on the field. The decision was made public by caretaker Prime...
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Parliamentary Leaders Discuss November 7 and 14 as Possible Dates for Two- in-One Elections
August 25 (BTA) - November 7 and 14 are the possible dates for holding of two-in-one elections. The dates for presidential and general elections were discussed Wednesday by a leaders' council in Parlament. Bulgaria will have to hold new snap general elections, in addition to t...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,911 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 7.95%
August 25 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 445,097, after 24,008 tests identified 1,911 new infections on Tuesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 7.95% per cent. Sofia City Region to...
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Finance Ministry Plans Budget Deficit to Fall to 3% in 2022, 2.3% in 2023
August 24 (BTA) - The Finance Ministry is planning the budget deficit to drop to 3 per cent in 2022 and 2.3 per cent in 2023. Caretaker Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said that after the upcoming budget revision, the budget deficit in 2021 will be 3.6 per cent. The draft budg...
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