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PM Borissov at Porto Social Summit: States Should Invest in Digital Tools, Learning Process Modernization
May 8 (BTA) - States should invest in digital tools, the modernization of the learning process and the training of teachers, said outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borissov during the online meeting of the Porto Social Summit, organized by the Portuguese EU Presidency, the Bulgarian ...
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1,123 New Cases of COVID-19 Registered in Bulgaria, 2,381 Recoveries
May 8 (BTA) - A total of 1,123 new COVID-19 cases were identified by 14,999 tests across the country on Friday, show data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The number of reported recoveries is 2,381.
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Government Boasts Good Socio-Economic Results, Successful Vaccine Rollout
May 7 (BTA) - At a working meeting with outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Friday, cabinet members reported good socio-economic results and a successful COVID vaccine rollout. Outgoing Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said that Bulgaria is doing "extremely w...
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Prosecution Service Complain to EU Institutions about Proposal to Close Specialized Courts, Prosecution Offices
May 7 (BTA) - The leadership of the Bulgarian Prosecution Service said it wrote to several European institutions last Friday to alert them about plans to close the specialized court and prosecution offices. Its alert calls the proposal by Democratic Bulgaria, one of the n...
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New Candidate Named for Central Election Commission Chair after Original Nominee's Withdrawal
May 7 (BTA) - There Is Such a People (TISP), the second largest group in the Parliament elected on April 4, made a nomination for chairperson of the new Central Election Commission (CEC) after the first and only nomination was withdrawn by GERB on Thursday. TISP put forwa...
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COVID-19 Update: 545 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 9.51%
May 7 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 408,372 after 5,733 tests identified 545 new infections on Thursday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/ early on Friday. The test positivity rate now stands at 9.51 per cent. The ...
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Bulgaria Lifts Restrictions on Large Gatherings as COVID Metrics Improve
Effective May 5, gatherings of people will no longer be limited to 15 persons in Bulgaria, now that the country's COVID-19 metrics have improved. The easing of the restrictions was announced by outgoing Health Minister Kostadin Angelov at a weekly news briefing on the coronavirus...
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GERB Pulls Out Its Nomination for Central Election Commission Chair
May 6 (BTA) - The so far ruling GERB Party held an unscheduled news briefing on Thursday morning to announce that they are pulling out their nomination for chairperson of the new Central Election Commission (CEC). The decision was announced by party leader and outgoing Prime Mini...
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On St George's Day, Bulgarian Armed Forces Mark Day of Valour
Sofia, May 6 (BTA) - Bulgaria on Thursday celebrated the Day of Valour and of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. It was marked in Sofia and the garrisons of Kazanlak, Varna and Plovdiv by various events. Due to the anti-epidemic restrictions, the military displays will take place in var...
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President Holds Consultations with Parliamentary Groups on Composition of New Central Election Commission
May 5 (BTA) - On Wednesday, President Rumen Radev began consultations with the parliamentary groups on the composition of the new Central Election Commission (CEC). By his decree, the President set out the rules for conducting public consultations and the procedure for app...
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Parliament Keeps Party Subsidy Unchanged, Rejects Proposal for Slashing It
May 5 (BTA) - Parliament rejected on first reading a proposal for slashing the party subsidy to 1 lev from 8 leva for each valid vote the party wins. The motion was defeated by 86-76 votes with six abstentions. The "against" votes came from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP...
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President Radev Says Early Parliamentary Elections Likely on July 11
May 5 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev Wednesday said early parliamentary elections were likely to be held on July 11. He will dissolve the 45th National Assembly next week and will appoint a caretaker cabinet. This announcement came after Radev presented the third, and last, cab...
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Prosecutors, Investigators Alert EU Institutions About Attempts to Interfere with Judiciary Independence
May 5 (BTA) - The Association of Prosecutors in Bulgaria (APB) has alerted the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Venice Commission, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) and the ambassadors of EU countries, the US and the UK in Bulgaria about "an ...
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COVID-19 Update: 367 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 6%
May 5 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 406,192 after 6,206 tests identified 367 new infections on Tuesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 6 per cent. Sofia City Region tops t...
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Prime Minister: We Can Proudly Say We've Put an End to Third COVID-19 Wave in Bulgaria
May 4 (BTA) - "We can proudly say we have put an end to the third wave of COVID-19 in Bulgaria," outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Tuesday as the country received a batch of 273,780 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Borissov said the Robert Koch Institute has...
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631 New Cases of COVID-19 Registered in Bulgaria, Positivity Rate at 9.38%
May 4 (BTA) - The Bulgarian healthcare authorities registered 631 new COVID-19 cases in the country on Monday, May 3 after 6,724 tests. The test positivity rate for the day was 9.38 per cent. The number of people who recovered from the disease on Monday was 726. Anothe...
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President to Hear Parliamentary Forces' Nominations to Central Election Commission May 5
May 3 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev will meet on May 5 with the parliamentary forces, which are to make nominations to the Central Election Commission (CEC), the President's Press Secretariat said on Monday. Under the Election Code amended on April 29, the CEC will be ...
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Borissov Lashes at Election Code Amendments
May 3 (BTA) - Outgoing Prime Minister and GERB leader Boyko Borissov Monday criticized the recent revisions to the electoral legislation, saying they were damaging to democracy. The Election Code was amended conclusively at a nearly 14-hour debate on April 29, the last da...
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COVID-19 Update: 348 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 10.8%
May 3 (BTA) - The test positivity rate on Sunday was 10.8 per cent after 348 new cases were confirmed through 3,194 tests, show data posted on coronavirus.bg on Monday. The most confirmed cases, 51, were reported in Sofia, followed by Varna with 56. A total of 405,19...
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COVID-19 Update: 466 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 6,58%
May 2 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 404,846, after 7,086 tests identified 466 new infections in the past 24 hours,, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 6.58 per cent. The activ...
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