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COVID-19 Update: 362 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 2.5%
May 22 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 416,417, after 14,466 tests identified 362 new infections on Friday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 2.5 per cent. Sofia City Region tops t...
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Georgi Popov Arrives in Bulgaria, Charges against Him Pending
May 21 (BTA) - Georgi Popov has arrived in Sofia from Dubai via plane. Last year, Popov was accused of participating in a criminal group led by fugitive gambling mogul Vassil Bojkov, who is still in Dubai.
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Socialist Leader Ninova Predicts Emergence of Broad Left-wing Coalition
May 21 (BTA) - Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova on Friday predicted the emergence of a broad left-wing coalition. With early parliamentary elections about 50 days away, Ninova told a news conference at BSP Headquarters: "There will be a broad left-wi...
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Caretaker Interior Minister Rashkov Confirms Wiretapping of Politicians by Two Security Agencies
May 20 (BTA) - Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov confirmed for BTA late on Thursday that politicians were being wiretapped by two security agencies - the State Agency for National Security (SANS) and the State Agency Technical Operations (SATO). ...
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European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Varhelyi Holds Working Meetings in Bulgaria
May 21 (BTA) - Visiting European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi held working meetings with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev, caretaker Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev and with GERB leader and former prime mi...
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COVID-19 Update: 368 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 2.8%
May 21 (BTA) - A total of 368 new COVID-19 cases were identified by 13,165 tests across Bulgaria on Thursday, show data posted on https://coronavirus.bg. The test positivity rate stands at 2.8 per cent. Thirty-one fatalities were reported, bringing the death toll since the...
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Justice Minister, Supreme Judicial Council Clash Over Deadlines for Analyses of Specialized Jurisdictions
May 20 (BTA) - Meeting here on Thursday, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Plenum discussed and adopted a structure and criteria for conducting analyses on the operation of specialized courts and prosecution offices. Caretaker Justice Minister Yanaki Stoilov (who presides ove...
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CEC: About 1,000 Additional Voting Machines Needed for July 11 Early Elections
May 20 (BTA) - About 1,000 additional voting machines will have to be secured for the early parliamentary elections on July 11, the Central Election Commission (CEC) told a news briefing on Thursday. According to CEC spokesperson Rositsa Mateva, the voting machines secured for th...
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Analysis of Performance of Special Prosecution Office to Take Three Months
May 20 (BTA) - An analysis of the performance of the specialized prosecution services, which prosecute organized crime, will take three months. It was decided Thursday by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), the top administrative body of the judiciary, which thus voted do...
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Caretaker Government Is Determined to Restore Viability of Bulgarian Tourism - Minister
May 20 (BTA) - Restoring the viability of Bulgarian tourism in the pandemic conditions is a mission for the caretaker government, which is determined to have tourism among its priorities,Tourism Minister Stela Baltova said at a news briefing in Sofia Thursday. She spoke t...
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COVID-19 Update: 361 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 3.26%
May 20 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 415,687 after 11,061 tests identified 361 new nfections on Wednesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/ on Thursday. The test positivity rate now stands at 3.26 per cent. The ac...
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May 20 Is Bulgaria's Tax Freedom Day in 2021, Latest Date in Ten Years
May 19 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Tax Freedom Day in 2021 falls on May 20, the latest date in 10 years, said the Institute for Market Economics (IME). Theoretically, the average Bulgarians have worked for nearly 140 days to pay off their tax bill and start earning for themselves. Desp...
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Poll: Same Parties in Parliament if Elections Were Held Now
May 19 (BTA) - If general elections were held now, the same parties would enter parliament as those in the short-lived 45th National Assembly after the April 4 elections, and all parties except for GERB would have won more seats, according to a regular independent study by Gallup...
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Caretaker Government Replaces All Regional Governors
May 19 (BTA) - The caretaker Government Wednesday adopted a decision relieving of their posts all regional governors and appointing new replacements, Cabinet's spokesman Anton Koutev said here Wednesday. The new appointees are to assume their posts at 9 am on Thursday, ...
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Interior Minister Replaces Heads of Regional Police Directorates, Demands Vote-Buying Parties to Be Named
May 19 (BTA) - The directors of certain regional police directorates will be demoted, caretaker Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov told reporters here on Wednesday, adding that it is still early to name names. Georgi Hadjiev has already been replaced as director of the Sofia Poli...
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State Agency for National Security Releases 2020 Performance Report
Sofia, May 10 (BTA) - The State Agency for National Security (SANS) released here on Wednesday its 2020 performance report, which says that the intelligence interest in subjects and processes in the political, economic, and social sphere, as well as in the defence and securi...
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Prosecutor General Geshev Proposes Interdepartmental Cooperation for Upcoming General Elections
May 19 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev proposed to caretaker Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov and State Agency for National Security (SANS) chief Dimitar Georgiev to assemble once again an interdepartmental team for the general elections on July 11. Its purpose will b...
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National Health Insurance Fund to Continue Providing Resources for Work in Epidemic Conditions
May 19 (BTA) - The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) will continue providing its contract partners with resources for work in unfavourable conditions in view of the state of epidemic emergency in force until May 31, the NHIF press service said Wednesday. An extension of...
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COVID-19 Update: 457 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 3.3%
May 19 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 415,326, after 13,794 tests identified 457 new infections on Tuesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 3.3 per cent.
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European Commission Allocates EUR 173.6 Mln to Bulgaria for COVID-19 Compensations
May 18 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission (EC) said here on Tuesday that it has approved the allocation of 173.6 million euro to Bulgaria, which can be used as compensations related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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