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Master of Art Film Festival to Take Place in 6 Cities, BTA Among Venues
August 24 (BTA) - The sixth edition of the Master of Art Film Festival will take place in six Bulgarian cities - the capital Sofia (August 25 - September 12), Plovdiv (August 25 - September 12), Varna (September 14 - 22), Stara Zagora (August 26 - September 6), Byala and Koprivsh...
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Despite Worsening COVID Metrics, Health Minister Says Tighter Restrictions Still Unnecessary
People should comply with the measures in place now: face masks in indoor public settings and in public transport, disinfection and distancing, said Zlatanov. Vaccination is the other major step in fighting the coronavirus, he added. The Sofia Mayor asked the police t...
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Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee Approves Draft Revision of 2021 National Health Insurance Fund Budget on Firs...
August 24 (BTA) - The National Assembly Budget and Finance Committee approved on first reading a government-proposed draft revision of the 2021 budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). As revised, the NHIF revenues and expenditures amount to 5.5 billion lev...
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Consumer Protection Association: Electricity, Fuel Hikes Push Food Prices Up
August 24 (BTA) - The appreciation of electricity and fuels has pushed food prices up and has boosted inflation, Consumer Protection Association (CPA) Chairman Peyo Mayorski said, quoted by the NGO in a press release on Tuesday. A CPA survey found that food prices have g...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,891 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 6.4%
August 24 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 443,186, after 29,529 tests identified 1,891 new infections on Monday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 6.4 per cent. Sofia City Regi...
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"Bulgaria Supports Ukraine's Sovereignty, Concerned about Black Sea Militarization" - Foreign Minister
August 23 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev, who began a three-day visit to Ukraine on Monday, confirmed his country's consistent support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and voiced concern over ...
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Parliament Chair: Presidential Elections to Be Held in November
August 23 (BTA) - National Assembly Chair Iva Miteva told a news conference here on Monday that Bulgaria's presidential elections will take place in November. If the present Parliament fails to render up a regular government, the elections of President and Vice President of the R...
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Audit Office Report: Registry Agency Works Ineffectively and Inefficiently
August 23 (BTA) - The Registry Agency works ineffectively and inefficiently, according to a report by the Audit Office made public on Monday. It spans the period between 2017 and 2019. Bulgaria still hasn't joined the Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) be...
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COVID-19 Update: 384 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 5.9%
August 23 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 441,295, after 6,502 tests identified 384 new infections on Sunday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 5.9 per cent. Sofia tops the lis...
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Nine Bulgarian Evacuees from Kabul to Doha Are Back Home
August 22 (BTA) - Nine Bulgarians who were evacuated on an international flight from Kabul to the Qatari capital of Doha earlier this week have returned to Bulgaria, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. It thanked the international partners and allies for the Bulgarians' successf...
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President Radev Urges Compromise and Dialogue among Parties
August 22 (BTA) - Commenting on the upcoming third cabinet-forming mandate, President Rumen Radev said that time is up for political declarations. "People want to see the Bulgarian Parliament take a clear responsibility. I expect a clear signal from the parties, they must come up...
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COVID-19 Update: 845 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 5.6%
August 22 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 440,911, after 15,164 tests identified 845 new infections on Saturday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 5.6 per cent. Sofia City tops the lis...
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Youth from Six Countries Take Part in Creative Thinking Training in Bulgaria
August 21 (BTA )- Young people from Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Hungary, Italy, Serbia and Slovakia took part in a training in the art of creative thinking held in Sofia, the organizer of the training: the Association for the Development of Bulgarian Sport, said. ...
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Seven Million Vehicles Have Crossed Vidin-Calafat Bridge since Launch in June 2013
August 21 (BTA) - Seven million vehicles have crossed the Vidin-Calafat bridge in the two directions between Bulgaria and Romania since the facility was commissioned in June 2013, Lyudmil Dimitrov, the new Executive Director of the joint Bulgarian-Romanian company which operates ...
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Nikolay Hadjigenov Contacts EU Chief Prosecutor Laura Koveshi Regarding Prosecutor Veronika Trifonova
August 20 (BTA) - The chairman of the temporary parliamentary committee for investigation of police violence and wiretapping during last year's protests, Nikolay Hadjigenov, referred to European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi, the chairman of the LIBE Committee Juan Fernan...
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Registered Unemployment Hits Record Low of 4.96% as at August 19 - Minister
August 20 (BTA) - The Employment Agency has reported record low registered unemployment of 4.96 per cent as at August 19, Deputy Prime Minister and Labour and Social Policy Minister Galab Donev said at Parliament's Question Time on Friday. He was answering a question about the...
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Defence Minister: Final Decision on Completing F-16 Squadron Rests with Parliament
August 20 (BTA) - Speaking in Parliament on Friday, caretaker Defence Minister Georgi Panayotov said that the final decision about when, under what conditions and at what price Bulgaria will complete its squadron of F-16 fighter jets is within the powers of the National Assembly ...
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Ex-ruling Party Returns Mandate to Form Government
August 20 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev on Friday handed an exploratory mandate for forming a government to Daniel Mitov, who had been designated for Prime Minister by the second largest parliamentary group GERB-UDF in the 46th National Assembly. Mitov returned the mandate immedi...
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New Health Ministry Order Sends Half of Staff in Administration to Work from Home as COVID Infections Rise
August 20 (BTA) - The Health Minister has ordered all heads of administration to introduce a flexible start of the workday between 7:30 and 10 a.m. as of Friday, the Health Ministry said. At least 50 per cent of the staff must work from home where possible. This is expected to...
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Ex-ruling Party Returns Mandate to Form Government
August 20 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev on Friday handed an exploratory mandate for forming a government to Daniel Mitov, who had been designated for Prime Minister by the second largest parliamentary group GERB-UDF in the 46th National Assembly. Mitov returned the mandate immedi...
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