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Road Infrastructure Agency Chief Dismissed Over Halted Repair Works
July 20 (BTA) - Regional Development Minister Violeta Komitova dismissed on Monday Road Infrastructure Agency Management Board Chairman Apostol Minchev, her Ministry said on Tuesday. Minchev has single-handedly decided to halt all reconstruction works implemented by the A...
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COVID-19 Update: 113 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 0.6%
July 20 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 423,078, after 18,183 tests identified 113 new infections on Monday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 0.6 per cent. Sofia City Region top...
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Investigation Finds No Evidence of Unlawful Wiretapping of Politicians
July 19 (BTA) - For lack of evidence of offence, the Sofia City Prosecution Office (SCPO) terminated pretrial proceedings which had been instituted upon media reports about unlawful wiretapping of politicians, the SCPO press service said on Monday. The investigation was carried o...
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Political Forces Gather for Technical Meeting before New Parliament's First Sitting
July 19 (BTA) - The political forces represented gathered for a technical meeting here on Monday prior to the 46th National Assembly's first sitting, scheduled to take place on Wednesday. Maria Cappone of Rise Up! Thugs Out! (RUTO) told BTA that the distribution of seats in th...
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BTA, Diplomatic Institute with Foreign Minister Sign Cooperation Agreement on Bulgarian Diplomatic Service Day
July 19 (BTA) - The Director of the Diplomatic Institute with the Foreign Minister, Tanya Mihailova, and BTA Director General Kiril Valchev signed a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement on Monday, the Bulgarian Diplomatic Service Day. According to the agreement, every month n...
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Employer Association Urges for Dialogue on Priorities, Polices and Line-up of Future Government
July 19 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA) has called for open dialogue on the priorities and policies of the future government and next on its line-up. "We call for unifying efforts by all the parties represented in Parliament and all MPs. We would ...
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Bulgarians Arriving from Covid Red Zone Countries Required to Submit Negative PCR Test or Quarantine for Ten Days
July 19 (BTA) - As of July 19, Bulgarian nationals or persons with permanent or long-term residence arriving in Bulgaria from countries in the red zone for coronavirus infections are required to present to the border health control service a negative coronavirus result from a...
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COVID-19 Update: 35 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 0.58%
July 19 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 422,965, after 5,936 tests identified 35 new infections on Sunday, according to data posted in the early hours Monday on the national coronavirus information platform at https://coronavirus.bg/. The...
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Bulgaria Marks 184th Birth Anniversary of Revolutionary and National Hero Vassil Levski
July 18 (BTA) - Events were held in many places across the country marking the 184th birth anniversary of Bulgarian revolutionary and national hero Vassil Levski. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski organized and led a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from the O...
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COVID-19 Update: 57 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 0.53%
July 18 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 422,930, after 10,702 tests identified 57 new infections on Saturday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 0.53 per cent.
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PM Yanev Expects Lawyers to Pronounce on Alert Suggesting Prosecutor General's Dismissal
Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev said he expected lawyers to say if and how the grounds cited in a report calling for the early release of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev can take the form of a legal proceeding. On Saturday, Yanev talked to reporters in Balchik where he...
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President Radev: Prosecutor General's Resignation Would Be in Civil Society's, Country's Interest
July 17 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev Saturday said that Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev's resignation would be in the interest of the civil society and the country. "This deafening silence about rampant corruption in the highest places, high-profile corruption scandals which ...
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Justice Minister Stoilov: SJC Has to Show How Independent It Is in Response to Member Positions
July 17 (BTA) - Now the members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) should show whether they are independent and emancipated, Justice Minister Yanaki Stoilov commented for Bulgarian National Television (BNT) Saturday, as quoted by his ministry.
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COVID-19 Update: 76 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 0.47%
July 17 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 422,873, after 16,122 tests identified 76 new infections on Friday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 0.47 per cent.
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Dimitar Dimitrov Dismissed from Head Position of Anti-Fraud Directorate at State Fund for Agriculture
July 18 (BTA) - Dimitar Dimitrov, director of the Anti-Fraud Directorate at the State Fund for Agriculture (SFA), has been relieved of his post, the SFA said on Friday.
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Caretaker Justice Minister Stoilov Will Propose to Supreme Judicial Council to to Dismiss Prosecutor General Geshev
July 16 (BTA) - Caretaker Justice Minister Yanaki Stoilov on Friday, convened a meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) because of a signal against Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev. Stoilov explained to journalists that two days ago he received information from caretaker...
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Hungary Reaffirms Support for Bulgaria's Entry in Schengen Area
July 16 (BTA) - Hungary has reaffirmed its support for Bulgaria's entry to the Schengen visa-free area at a meeting between Bulgarian Interior Ministry Boyko Rashkov and his Hungarian counterpart Sandro Pinter here on Friday.
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There Is Such a People Party to Put Forward New Nomination for PM, Revised Government Line-up "In Due Time"
July 16 (BTA) - There is Such a People (TISP) party, the winner in the July 11 snap general elections, will put forward a new nomination for a Prime Minister and a revised government line-up "in due time" but not now. This transpired Friday during a news conference at BTA's...
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President Radev to Convene Parliament July 21
July 16 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev will issue a decree to convene the 46th National Assembly on July 21, he told reporters on Friday. *** Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev, who attended the Guests and Media Day of the 24th Exercise Breeze, a national drill of ...
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COVID-19 Update: 94 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 0.7%
July 16 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 422,797, after 13,816 tests identified 94 new infections on Thursday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 0.7 per cent. Sofia City Region ...
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