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Work on Bulgaria-Saudi Arabia Aviation Agreement Finalized - Deputy PM Nikolova in Riyadh
January 27 (BTA) - The work on the aviation agreement between Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been finalized and it will be signed by the two countries' transport ministers as soon as possible, Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister Mariyana Nikolova said, as quo...
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Kiril Vulchev Elected by Parliament as Bulgarian News Agency's Director General
January 27 (BTA) - Parliament elected here on Wednesday Kiril Vulchev as the Bulgarian News Agency's (BTA) Director General for a five year term. Vulchev's bid to head the national news agency was supported by 105 MPs, none abstained or were against. He took an oath in Parli...
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827 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Bulgaria
January 27 (BTA) - The healthcare authorities reported 827 new COVID-19 cases across this country after 15,656 tests done on Tuesday, shows data posted on http://coronavirus.bg on Wednesday morning. The test positivity stands at 5.28 per cent.
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Government Extends Emergency Epidemic Situation until April 30, Restaurants Reopen on March 1
January 26 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Government Tuesday decided to extend the emergency epidemic situation by three months until April 30. The decision was adopted at an extraordinary cabinet meeting called by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the Government Information Service said...
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Environment Minister Dimitrov Orders Probe into Concealment of Information about Varna Lake Pollution
January 26 (BTA) - Environment and Water Minister Emil Dimitrov has ordered the Black Sea Region Basin Directorate and the Varna Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) to conduct a probe and report whether there was any concealment of information concerning damage ...
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772 New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Bulgaria, 60 Patients Die in a Day
January 26 (BTA) - The Bulgarian healthcare authorities confirmed 772 new COVID-19 cases in the country in 24 hours on Monday after 13,540 tests. The positivity rate for the day was 5.7 per cent, according to information posted at http://coronavirus.bg. The total number of COV...
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister: EU Does Not Perceive Demand for Navalny's Release as Interference in Russian Internal Affair...
January 25 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Speaking to Bulgarian reporters after a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council here on Monday, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that the common demand of the EU member states is that Alexei Navalny should be release...
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PM Borissov, Deputy PM Nikolova Confer with Visiting Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ersoy
January 25 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister Mariyana Nikolova conferred here on Monday with Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Ersoy, who is paying a working visit to Bulgaria at Nikolova's invitation.
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Bulgaria Receives New Batch of Vaccines, Coronavirus Task Force Recommends Gradual Easing of Restrictions
January 25 (BTA) - Bulgaria received a new batch of 14,040 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines on Monday. This is the fifth vaccine shipment to Bulgaria and arrives in compensation for the previous incomplete delivery when 18,500 vaccines were delivered instead of 35,000.
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COVID-19 Update: 121 New Cases
January 25 (BTA) - There were 121 new coronavirus cases out of 1,207 tests in the 24 hours until Monday, according to data posted on the national coronavirus portal. The test positivity rate is 10.02 per cent.
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Prime Minister Borissov Reiterates Position on Russian Opposition Leader's Arrest in Response to President Radev's Criti...
January 24 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov reiterated that the Bulgarian government stands behind the immediate release of people detained in Russia for political activity, and said that detaining them should not be allowed. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the Prime Minister ...
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Foreign Minister Welcomes US Decision to Rejoin Paris Agreement on Climate Change
January 23 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva welcomed the United States' decision to rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Foreign Ministry reported on Friday evening.
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Health Minister Lifts Ban on Export of Medical Oxygen
January 22 (BTA) - Health Minister Kostadin Angelov Friday issued an order lifting the ban on the export of medical oxygen, the Health Ministry reported. The ban was introduced in mid-December 2020 due to the large number of hospitalized patients in need of oxygen treatment. I...
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Cabinet Has until January 26 to Designate Minister in Charge of Preparing General Elections in April
January 22 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers will have until January 26 to assign the coordination and technical organization of the parliamentary elections to a specific minister, the Central Election Commission said here on its website Friday. The elections will be held Apr...
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COVID-19 Update: 455 New Cases, Less than 5% Test Positivity Rate
January 22 (BTA) - There are 455 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria after 7,674 tests done in 24 hours on Thursday, as reported on the national coronavirus data portal on Friday. The test positivity rate is 4.93 per cent.
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Energy Act Amended Conclusively
January 21 (BTA) - Parliament on Thursday passed conclusively amendments to the Energy Act to scrap spinning reserve auctions.
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Bulgaria Adopts Law Recognizing Sign Language as Language in Its Own Right
January 21 (BTA) - Parliament adopted a law that recognizes the Bulgarian sign language as a language in its own right. Proposed by the government, the law was adopted conclusively on Thursday to make what many consider a breakthrough in deaf people's rights. Accordin...
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COVID-19 Update: 482 New Cases and Less than 6% Test Positivity Rate on Thursday
January 21 (BTA) - There are 482 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria after 8,057 tests done in the 24 hours to Wednesday midnight, according to the national coronavirus information portal. It makes a test positivity rate of 5.9 per cent. The new cases add up to a total of ...
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President Radev, Prime Minister Borissov, Foreign Minister Zaharieva Meet Serbian Foreign Minister Selakovic
January 20 (BTA) - During a meeting with Serbia's Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic who is on an official visit in Sofia, President Rumen Radev said that creating and maintaining all the necessary conditions with regard to the Bulgarian national minority in Serbia will also help ...
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EC Approves State Aid Scheme for Bulgarian SMEs Affected by Coronavirus Outbreak
January 20 (BTA) - The European Commission (EC) said on Wednesday that it has approved a 79 million euro (approximately 156 million leva) Bulgarian scheme to support micro, small, and medium enterprises affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme, which will be co-finance...
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