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Maria Bakalova has won the Best Supporting Actress award of the US National Society of Film Critics
January 10 (BTA) Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova, 24, has won the Best Supporting Actress award of the US National Society of Film Critics for her part in "Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm". The talented Bulgarian actress graduated from the National Academy of Theatre and Film Art...
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2021 Will Have the Latest Tax Freedom Day in 10 Years, Falls on May 20
January 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian people will be working 140 days for the government this year and tax freedom day will fall on May 20, according to the Institute of Market Economics (IME). It says that this is the latest tax freedom day in the past ten years. Due to the hit that th...
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Sofia Airport CEO Tenders Resignation
Sofia, January 8 (BTA) - The Executive Director of Sofia Airport, Vladimir Rapondzhiev, has tendered a resignation letter for personal reasons, Bulgarian National Radio said Friday citing the Ministry of Transport, IT and Communications. He will continue to carry out his oblig...
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November Retail Trade Down 5% in EU, Up 1.2% in Bulgaria - Eurostat
January 7 (BTA) - In November 2020, the COVID-19 containment measures introduced again by several Member States had a significant impact on retail trade, as the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade fell by 6.1 per cent in the euro area and by 5.0 per cent the EU, compa...
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Eurostat: Nearly a Third of Bulgarians Cannot Adequately Heat Their Homes
January 6 (BTA) - Bulgaria is the country in the European Union (EU) with the largest share of people who cannot adequately heat their homes, show data from the European statistical office Eurostat for 2019.
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Survey: Increasing Number of Roma Children Attend School over Past Ten Years
Sofia, January 5 (BTA) - Over the past ten years, Bulgaria has registered a considerable increase in the number of children of Roma origin who attend school. Almost twice as many Roma youths finish high school, while the number of university graduates has increased sixfold. Th...
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41% of Bulgarians Live in Overcrowded and 11.5% in Underoccupied Homes - Eurostat
January 5 (BTA) - Just over 41 per cent of Bulgarians live in overcrowded homes, according to a new report by Eurostat. It means that there are not enough rooms relative to the size of the household. This places Bulgaria third among the countries with the worst overcrowding probl...
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123 Charging Stations for Electric Cars Built in Bulgaria with EU Funding, 76 More Underway
Sofia, January 3 (BTA) - A total of 123 charging stations for electric cars have been built in Bulgaria with EU funding under the operational programmes for regional development in the current and the previous programming periods, the Ministry of Regional Development and Publi...
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Ombudsman: Most Complaints in 2020 about Water and Heating Bills, Pensions
January 2 (BTA) - More than 13,200 individuals filed complaints and received help, and 23,865 people submitted collective petitions and complaints as at December 23, 2020, according to a report drawn up by the office of Ombudsman Diana Kovacheva.
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Banking System's Profit Stands at Lv 866 Million as at End-November
January 1 (BTA) - As at November 30, 2020, the profit of the banking system stood at 866 million leva, 663 million leva (43.4 per cent per cent) less than a year earlier, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) reported on Thursday.
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Social Partners Agree on Changes in Two Government Ordinances, Extending Crisis Relief Measures for Businesses and Worke...
December 29 (BTA) - The tripartite partners (government, employers, unions) Tuesday approved changes to two government ordinances, extending until the end of March 2021 crisis-relief measures for businesses and workers. The changes were approved during an emergency online meeting...
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Central Bank's Budget for 2021 Set at Lv 132 Mln
December 24 (BTA) - The budget of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) for 2021 amounts to 131,841,000 leva, the central bank reported on its website on December 23. In 2020, BNB expects to have spent 110,354,000 leva, which is 93.2 per cent of the target. The BNB expend...
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Bulgaria Extends Ban on Sturgeon Fishing in Danube River, Black Sea by Five Years
Sofia, December 23 (BTA) - Bulgaria has extended a ban on fishing for endangered sturgeon species in its stretch of the River Danube and its territorial waters of the Black Sea by five years as of January 1, 2021, the Agriculture Ministry said on Wednesday. The ban was impos...
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Household Bank Deposits Amount to Lv 59.337 Bln at End-November 2018
December 23 (BTA) - At the end of November 2020, non-governmental sector deposits amounted to 91.390 billion leva (82.3 of GDP), increasing by 9.7 per cent in one year compared to an 8.7 per cent annual increase in October 2020, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) reported here on ...
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Three out of Four Bulgarians Say Holidays Won't Be the Same due to Pandemic
December 22 (BTA) - Close to 45 per cent of Bulgarians, which makes about 2.5 million people, are not in the mood for partying and say the holiday season this year is not the same due to the pandemic, according to a Trend poll. The poll was taken through in-person interviews amon...
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10-Day Quarantine for Arrivals from UK to Stay until January 31, 2021, Government Decides
Sofia, December 21 (BTA) - At a working meeting called by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Bulgaria's Cabinet decided to keep the 10-day quarantine for arrivals from the UK in Bulgaria until January 31, 2021, the Government Information Service said on Monday. "There is readi...
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Ride Sharing Will Not Be Punishable
Sofia, December 16 (BTA) - Parliament voted conclusively on Wednesday to leave ride sharing outside the ambit of Penal Code revisions introducing criminal liability for the unauthorized transportation of passengers. The MPs adopted conclusively provisions of the Merchant Shipp...
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Bulgarian Railway Operator Launches Passenger Train Location Application
December 16 (BTA) - The state-owned Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) has launched an application that allows user to see in real time the location of all passenger trains. The application uses a map of the country with baloons for all trains. It is a user-friendly opport...
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Researchers Detect Steady Rollback of Bulgaria's Grey Economy
Sofia, December 15 (BTA) - On the whole, Bulgaria's informal economy is shrinking. This positive trend has been in evidence since 2010, but this country is lagging behind the rest of the EU in this respect, Prof. Stefan Petranov told a BTA-hosted news conference here on Tu...
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Consumer Prices Rise 0.1 Per Cent in November, Month on Month - Official Statistics
December 15 (BTA) - Measured by the consumer price index (CPI), Bulgaria's monthly inflation in November 2020 was 0.1 per cent compared to October 2020, the National Statistical Institute reported on Tuesday.
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