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Excessive Fine Particulate Matter in Ambient Air Reported in Ten Bulgarian Cities
February 23 (BTA) - Excessive content of fine particulate matter was reported in ten Bulgarian cities: Sofia, Plovdiv, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Rousse, Pleven, Bourgas, Shoumen, Vidin, Smolyan, and Vratsa, according to data from the system of the Environment Executive Agency on Tuesday...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,925 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 14.06%
February 23 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 238,591 after 13,695 tests identified 1,925 new infections on Monday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. This is a record high number of daily infections in Bulgaria since the...
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Kosovo's Kurti: Jobs, Justice, COVID-19 Will Be Top Priorities of Kosovo's New Government
February 22 (Petar Kadrev of BTA) - Jobs, justice and the coronavirus pandemic will be the top priorities of Kosovo's new government, Albin Kurti, whose Self-Determination Movement won a landslide in parliamentary elections in Kosovo last week, told this special correspondent in ...
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Bulgarian President Calls for Prompt Response to Alerts about Discrimination against Bulgarians in North Macedonia
Sofia, February 22 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has called on the responsible institutions in Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia to respond promptly to alerts about significant issues confronting Bulgarians in North Macedonia, the head of State's Press Se...
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PM Borissov Orders Widespread Vaccination across Bulgaria
February 22 (BTA) - Nearly 30,000 vaccines have been administered in Bulgaria in the three days since Prime Minister Boyko Borissov ordered that "green lanes" should open for anyone willing to be inoculated against the coronavirus.
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COVID-19 Update: 227 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 8%
February 22 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 236,666 after 2,792 tests identified 227 new infections on Sunday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 8.13 per cent.
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Bulgarian Explorers Sail Off from Chile on Their Way to Antarctic Base
February 21 (BTA) - The six members of the 29th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition sailed off from Punta Arenas, Chile on Sunday morning, headed for the Bulgarian Antarctic Base on Livingston Island, said the expedition leader, Prof. Hristo Pimpirev. The group had set out from Sof...
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Thousands Turn Out to Get COVID Jab as Mass Vaccination Rolls Out across Bulgaria
February 21 (BTA) - Mass vaccination is rolling out across the country. "Those willing to get vaccinated nationwide are in the thousands, waiting lines are a common sight," Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told a briefing outside a Sofia hospital on Sunday. "The idea is being con...
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COVID-19 Update: Increase in New Infections and Fewer Deaths in Bulgaria
February 20 (BTA) - The daily coronavirus metrics in Bulgaria for Friday shows an increase in new infections and fewer deaths. A total of 13,303 tests identified 1,463 new infections, which was 377 more than a day earlier, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/ on Sa...
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Fitch Ratings Revises Outlook on Bulgaria's BBB Long-term Rating to Positive from Stable
February 20 (BTA) - Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Bulgaria's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) to Positive from Stable and affirmed the IDR at BBB. The rating action was published on the the Fitch website Friday. The agency says that the new Pos...
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Prime Minister Calls for Green Corridor for All Willing to Be Vaccinated
February 19 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov urged that a green corridor be opened for all willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 while people from the priority groups are hesitating. He also called for stepping up vaccination, so tht 10,000 people are inoculated every da...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,086 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 9.94%
February 19 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 234,428 after 10,926 tests identified 1,086 new infections on Friday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 9.94 per cent.
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Borissov: Bulgaria, Greece Have Agreed to Put Gas Interconnector into Commercial Operation in 2021
February 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Thursday expected the progress of construction of the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria. "This is a geostrategic project for both Bulgaria and the entire region," the PM said, quoted by the Government Information...
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Bulgaria Ranks 15th in EU in COVID-19 Fatality Rate
February 18 (BTA) - Bulgaria ranks 15th in COVID-19 fatality rate in the EU with 7.3 deaths per 100,000 population, Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev told a regular weekly news briefing on the coronavirus situation on Thursday. Bulgaria, Greece and the Scandinavian count...
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Mutual Trust between Bulgaria, North Macedonia Must Be Restored - MEP Kyuchyuk
February 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk conferred here with the Republic of North Macedonia's President, Stevo Pendarovski, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Foreign MInister Bujar Osmani, Deputy Prime MInister Nikola Dimitrov, Minister Goran Milevski and the leader of the oppo...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,246 New Cases,Test Positivity Rate at 10.79%
February 18 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 233,342 after 11,545 tests identified 1,246 new infections on Wednesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 10.79 per cent. The active cases ...
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Central Election Commission Registers 26 Parties, 8 Coalitions for Upcoming Election on April 4
February 17 (BTA) - So far, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has registered 26 political parties and 8 coalitions for the parliamentary elections in April, the CEC press office told BTA on Wednesday. The number is not final, as there are four more political formations in ...
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MPs Overturn Presidential Veto on Legislation Establishing Procedure for Investigation of Prosecutor General
February 17 (BTA) - Parliament Wednesday voted 125 in favour, 77 against (mostly MPs from the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms), with three abstentions, to overturn a presidential veto on the Act to Supplement the Criminal Procedure Code, which e...
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January Passenger Car Registrations Drop by 24.1% in Bulgaria Y/Y
February 17 (BTA) - In January 2021, the EU passenger car market posted an accelerated decline, as coronavirus-related restrictions continued to weigh heavily on sales across the Union, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) said Wednesday. Compared to January ...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,349 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 11.62%
February 17 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 232,096 after 11,604 tests identified 1,349 new infections on Tuesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 11.62 per cent. The active ...