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Owners of Night Clubs, Bars, Discos to Boycott New COVID Restrictions in Sofia
January 24 (BTA) - The owners of night clubs, bars and discos in the capital will boycott the new anti-epidemic measures introduced by the Sofia Regional Health Inspectorate (SRHI) as they find these discriminatory, Bulgarian Association of Catering Establishments (BACE) Presiden...
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Prosecutor General Geshev Meets with Turkish Counterpart
January 24 (BTA) - A Bulgarian delegation led by Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev was received in Ankara by Bekir Sahin, Chief Public Prosecutor at Turkey's Court of Cassation, and Mehmet Akarca, First President of the Court of Cassation, the Prosecution of the Republic of Bulgaria...
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Bulgarians at Bottom of EU for Interest in Online Learning - Eurostat Survey
January 24 (BTA) - Bulgaria is second to last in the EU for interest in online learning, shows an Eurostat survey presented here on Monday. In 2021, only 12 per cent of Bulgarians aged between 16 and 74 did an online course or used online learning materials in the three months pr...
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Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria, North Macedonia Discuss State of Play in Political Dialogue
January 24 (BTA) - Foreign Ministers Teodora Genchovska of Bulgaria and Bujar Osmani of the Republic of North Macedonia met in Sofia on Monday, a day before a joint meeting of the two governments, the Foreign Ministry said. The two chief diplomats expressed satisfaction with the ...
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North Macedonia PM Dimitar Kovacevski Arrives in Sofia
January 24 (BTA) - The Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovacevski, arrived an official visit to Sofia January 24 and 25 at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart. A joint meeting of the governments of the two countries will be held on the second ...
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Prime Minister Convenes Security Council on Tuesday
January 24 (BTA) - Prime Minister Kiril Petkov convenes the Security Council under the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, January 25, the Government Information Service reported on Monday. The meeting will discuss the tensions around Ukraine and NATO plans to beef up its eastern...
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Joint Meeting of Sofia, Skopje Governments: What Is Planned
January 24 (BTA) - The governments of Bulgaria and North Macedonia will be holding a joint meeting on January 25 at the Boyana Residence near Sofia. Following is what is planned, as reported by the Bulgarian government press office Monday. As part of the meeting, Prime Ministe...
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Second Group of Polar Explorers Part of 30th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition Reaches Bulgarian Base on Livingston Island
January 24 (BTA) - The second group of eleven explorers part of the 30th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition has reached the Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island, Emil Ivanov who is in the group said. The second group, which departed for Antarctica on January 9, joins an e...
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North Macedonia PM Dimitar Kovacevski Arrives in Sofia, Governments to Hold Joint Meeting
January 24 (BTA) - The Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovacevski, arrives an official visit to Sofia on January 24 and 25 at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart. A joint meeting of the governments of the two countries will be held on the second...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,847 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 21.45%
January 24 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 880,228 after 13,268 tests identified 2,847 new infections on Sunday, 76.78 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate ...
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Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev on Official Visit to Turkey
January 23 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev is heading a Bulgarian delegation on an official visit to Turkey, the prosecution service said on Sunday. The delegation includes Deputy Prosecutor General and Head of the Supreme Administrative Prosecutor's Office...
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COVID-19 Update: 6,630 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 25%
January 23 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 877,381, after 26,541 tests identified 6,630 new infections on Saturday, 77.5 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rat...
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Bulgarian Socialist Party Congress Rejects Korneliya Ninova's Resignation
January 22 (BTA) - With 164 votes in favour, 415 against and 20 abstentions, the Congress of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) did not accept the resignation of party leader Korneliya Ninova, the BSP press office said on Saturday. The vote was held in camera. In her ...
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Minister of Defence Stefan Yanev: We Shouldn't Be So Sensitive When Someone Talks About Us
January 22 (BTA) - Defence Minister Stefan Yanev commented before the media on Saturday Russia's desire for withdrawal of NATO troops from Bulgaria. Yanev does not want Bulgarian citizens to be left with the impression that something special happened on Friday,...
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President Rumen Radev Pledges to Uphold Sovereignty, Rule of Law, Security, Justice
January 22 (BTA) - In the coming years, I will make sure this country does not stray from its path, and I will uphold sovereignty, the rule of law, security, and justice, because this is our long-term, irrevocable mission, said President Rumen Radev at his and Vice Presid...
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Bulgaria's Rating Affirmed at BBB with Positive Outlook
January 22 (BTA) - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bulgaria's long-term foreign-currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at BBB with a positive outlook, the Ministry of Finance said on Saturday. Bulgaria's ratings balance its strong external and public balance sheets and cred...
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COVID-19 Update: 9,874 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 22.5%
January 22 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 870,751, after 43,879 tests identified 9,874 new infections on Friday, 78.2 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate ...
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Prime Minister: COVID Green Certificate May Be Abandoned When Vaccination Reaches 60%
January 21 (BTA) - "We are opening a discussion as we want to propose that the green certificate be abandoned as soon as we achieve a vaccination rate of 60 per cent," Prime Minister Kiril Petkov told a briefing at the Council of Ministers on Friday. He noted that the COVID vacci...
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EU Environment and Energy Ministers Discuss the Role of Forests in Combating Climate Change
January 21 (BTA) - The European Union environment and energy ministers discussed the issues of fair transition to low emissions and the role of forests in the fight against climate change on the second day of their informal meeting in Amiens, France. The meeting was attended by D...
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Sofia Reacts to Russia's Desire for Withdrawal of NATO Troops from Bulgaria
January 21 (BTA) - Bulgaria on Friday reacted to a desire expressed by Russia that NATO withdraw its troops from the country. Asked "what will Russia's demand that NATO return to the 1997 framework mean for Bulgaria and Romania? Will they have to leave NATO, remove US bases fr...