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Central Election Commission Urges Parties to Staff Mobile Voting Stations
April 1 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) has urged parties to find people who will staff the mobile voting stations for COVID-19 patients. CEC Spokesperson Dimiter Dimitrov recalled at a news briefing on Thursday that the appointment of section election commissi...
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President Radev to Nation: "Think, Choose, Vote"
April 1 (BTA) - In a televised address to the nation ahead of Sunday's Bulgarian parliamentary elections, President Rumen Radev said: "On voting day, every one of us, young or old, rich or poor, will have an equal say in sealing Bulgaria's fate, and we should voice it in a w...
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Deputy Prime Minister Nikolova: Conditions For Safe Voting Are In Place
April 1 (BTA) - In a BTA interview ahead of the April 4 general elections, Deputy Prime Minister Mariyana Nikolova, who is in charge of their organization, said that everyone will be able to exercise freely their right to vote. This has been confirmed repeatedly by the health...
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Alpha Research: Voting Poll Difference Increases between Two Main Political Forces, GERB and BSP
April 1 (BTA) - GERB's lead over the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has increased to just over 8 points. Near the end of the campaign for the April 4 parliamentary elections, GERB gets 28.1 per cent support among firm voters. The BSP remains in second place with 19.8 per c...
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Health Minister Angelov: Bulgaria at Peak of 3rd COVID-19 Wave in Recent Days
April 1 (BTA) - The new COVID-19 cases have been rising over the past two weeks and this country has been at the peak of its third wave in recent days, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told a briefing at the Council of Ministers on Thursday. Healthcare establishments are under...
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COVID-19 Update: 4,207 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 23.44%
April 1 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 342,633 after 17,947 tests identified 4,207 new infections, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/ on Thursday. The test positivity rate now stands at 23.44 per cent. A total of 259...
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World Bank Lowers Forecast Estimates for Bulgaria's Economic Growth in 2021 and 2022
March 31 (BTA) - The World Bank expects Bulgaria's economy to grow by 2.6 per cent this year and by 3.3 per cent next year, which is respectively 0.7 and 0.4 percentage points less than their January estimate. The assessment was part of the spring report published on the institut...
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PM Borissov: Gas Interconnector with Greece Will be Ready by End of 2021
March 31 (BTA) - Inspecting the progress of works of the gas interconnector between Bulgaria and Greece near the southern town of Dimitrovgrad on Wednesday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that the facility is to be completed by the end of 2021, so that liquefied gas from the ...
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US State Department: Bulgaria Took Steps to Prosecute, Punish Human Rights Abuses, but Government Actions Were Insuffici...
March 31 (BTA) - According to the US State Department's 2020 Country Report on Human Rights Practices published on Tuesday, Bulgarian "authorities took steps to prosecute and punish officials who committed human rights abuses, but government actions were insufficient, and im...
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CITUB Open to Any Governance Model that Follows Socioeconomic Priorities for Bulgaria's Prosperity, Stability
March 31 (BTA) - The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) will accept any governance model that follows the sociopolitical and socioeconomic priorities and goals determining Bulgaria's stability and prosperity, according to a statement by the CITUB ...
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COVID-19 Update: Over 5,000 New Cases in 24 Hours, A New Record High in Bulgaria
March 31 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 338,426 after 20,455 tests identified 5,176 new infections, according to data posted on Wednesday on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 25.30 per cent. The active c...
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EC Approves Change in Bulgarian Compensation Scheme for Those Affected by Pandemic
March 30 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission reported here on Tuesday that it has approved changes to the Bulgarian compensation scheme for those affected by the pandemic. The measure aims to support the payment of wages to employees in the field of...
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Bulgaria Plans to Loosen COVID-19 Restrictions in April
March 30 (BTA) - A loosening of COVID-19 restrictions is planned for April, Bulgarian Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told a news briefing here on Tuesday. Pupils will be probably back to school from April 12, and toddlers may return to kindergartens from April 5. The timeta...
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COVID-19 Update: 4,497 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 23.06%
March 30 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 333,250 after 19,424 tests identified 4,497 new infections on Monday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 23.06 per cent.
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Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe to Observe Bulgarian Elections
March 29 (BTA) - An 18-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Alfred Heer (Switzerland, ALDE), will observe the conduct of the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, the organization wrote on its website, https://pace.coe.int/, o...
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President Radev Supports Civil Initiative for Sending Bulgarian Books to North Macedonia
March 29 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev conferred here on Monday with the founder of the "Send a Bulgarian Book to Macedonia" civil initiative, Viktor Stoyanov, Radev's press secretariat reported.
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Bulgaria Prepared for Current Coronavirus Wave, According to Participants in Working Meeting with PM
March 29 (BTA) - A working meeting was held here on Monday with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, attended by Health Minister Kostadin Angelov and members of the national coronavirus task force, the government's information service said. The participants in the meeting reported that...
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COVID-19 Update: 983 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 24%
March 29 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 328,753, after 4,094 tests identified 983 new infections on Sunday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 24 per cent. Sofia City tops the list o...
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Six Arrested for Fraud that Affected Hundreds of People in Bulgaria
March 28 (BTA) - Six people were arrested in a raid against a crime group for financial fraud and money laundering, chief of the Specialized Prosecution Office Valentina Madzharova said at a news briefing. Over 200 people have been swindled, including foreign nationals. One pe...
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Rhythmic Gymnastics: Bulgaria's Kaleyn Steals the Show at Sofia World Cup
28 март (БТА) - With three gold medals in the apparatus finals, Bulgaria's Boryana Kaleyn stole the show at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup held in Sofia March 26-28. She won the gold in the hoop, clubs and ribbon final, and bronze in the ball final where Linoy Ashram of Israel...
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