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COVID-19 Update: 2,185 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 14.8%
April 16 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 382,761 after 14,747 tests identified 2,185 new infections on Thursday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 14.8 per cent.
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Democratic Bulgaria Table Draft Amendments to Constitution, Election Code
April 15 (BTA) - The Democratic Bulgaria parliamentary group has tabled a draft Act to Amend and Supplement the Constitution and a draft Act to Amend and Supplement the Election Code, the Association said in a press release on Thursday. Most of the proposed constitutional rev...
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Iva Miteva of There Is Such a People Elected Chair of 45th National Assembly
April 15 (BTA) - Iva Miteva MP of There Is Such a People was elected Chairperson of the 45th National Assembly here on Thursday. The vote was 160 in favour and none against. The 75 MPs of GERB abstained as they had declared in advance. GERB's own candidate for the office, T...
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Borissov Cabinet Tenders Resignation to Newly Elected Parliament
Borissov Cabinet Tenders Resignation to Newly Elected Parliament Sofia, April 15 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has tendered his Cabinet's resignation to the new Parliament. The resignation was announced by MP Mika Zaykova, announced on Tuesday at the inau...
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Over 2,500 New COVID-19 Cases, 125 Deaths on Wednesday
April 15 (BTA) - A total of 2,517 new COVID-19 cases were registered in Bulgaria on Wednesday by 15,297 tests, show data posted on coronavirus.bg early on Thursday. The test positivity rate is 16.45 per cent. The most confirmed cases were reported in Sofia - 599, followed ...
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Members of New 45th National Assembly Sworn in as MPs
April 15 (BTA) - The newly elected 45h National Assembly started its first session here at 9:00 am on Thursday morning in Parliament's old building. The meeting is broadcast live on National TV and National Radio. A group of protestors had gathered in front of Parliament p...
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GERB Party to Propose Ex-Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov for Prime Minister
April 14 (BTA) - The election-winning GERB party will propose ex-foreign minister Daniel Mitov to become prime minister in the new Bulgarian government, outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told an extraordinary briefing on Wednesday.
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Laura Kovesi Asks for Four New Bulgarian Candidates for European Delegated Prosecutors
April 14 (BTA) - European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi has asked for four new Bulgarian candidates for European Delegated Prosecutors, it emerged from Wednesday's meeting here of the Prosecutors Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council. Kovesi said in a letter to the Prosecutors ...
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Five MP Candidates Detained for Vote Buying
April 14 (BTA) - Five candidates for parliament have been arrested for vote buying, the prosecution service told a briefing on Wednesday. Two of them were placed in 72-hour custody, another two are held in indefinite custody, and one was released on his own recognizance. The P...
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Outgoing PM Borisssov Does Not Want New Tenure as Prime Minister
April 14 (BTA) - Outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said speaking to reporters in the northern city of Veliko Turnovo on Wednesday that he is not going to be a candidate for prime minister of the next government. Borissov's visit to Veliko Turnovo was streamed live in his...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,944 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 18.1 Per Cent
April 14 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 378,059 after 16,242 tests identified 2,944 new infections on Tuesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 18.1 per cent.
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Health Minister on AstraZeneca, J&J Vaccines
April 13 (BTA) - Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said the European Medicines Agency was expected to announce later on Tuesday its conclusions following a review of reports about blood clots in people who had received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the United States. Th...
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Locals, Concessionaires Clash over Handling of Beaches in Sozopol Municipality
Bourgas, April 13 (BTA) - After the Smokinya North Beach in Sozopol Municipality (Southeastern Bulgaria) has been ploughed up for a second year in a row, outraged local residents have alerted the competent institutions. Photos and videos showing a tractor levelling the beach ...
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President Radev Convenes First Sitting of 45th National Assembly on April 15
April 13 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev signed a decree convening the newly elected 45th National Assembly at its first sitting on April 15 at 9 am, said the press office of the head of state on Tuesday.
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COVID-19 Update: Over 3,100 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 17.94%
April 13 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 375,115 after 17,402 tests identified 3,122 new infections on Monday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 17.94 per cent.
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Expert Boards to Decide This Week on AstraZeneca Vaccine Use in Bulgaria
April 12 (BTA) - Expert boards on immunology and infectious diseases have until the end of the week to give their opinions on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Bulgaria, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told an extraordinary news briefing on Monday after meeting with Dr ...
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Socialist Leader Ninova Warns PM Borissov: "Keep Hands off from Silver Fund!"
April 12 (BTA) - Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova wrote in a Facebook post that Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has spent 5,000 million leva of the fiscal reserve, leaving it at an unprecedented low, the BSP press office said on Monday.
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Tomislav Donchev: As the First Political Force We Have a Duty to Propose a Government
April 12 (BTA) - On Monday, during a GERB briefing to present analyzes from the recent parliamentary vote, Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev said that "as the first political force, we are obliged to propose a government, despite its small chances of being supported".
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As of December 31, 2020 Bulgaria's Population Numbered 6,916,548, Down by 34,934 Y/Y - Statistics
April 12 (BTA) - At December 31, 2020, BulgariaТs population numbered 6,916,548, the National Statistical Institute said Monday. Compared to 2019, the population of the country decreased by 34,934, or 0.5 per cent. Men numbered 3,349,715 (48.4 per cent) and women 3,566,833 (51...
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COVID-19 Update: 462 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 12.63%
April 12 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 371,993 after 3,658 tests identified 462 new infections on Sunday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/ early on Monday. The test positivity rate now stands at 12.63 per cent. Sofi...