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COVID-19 Update: 750 New Cases and Two-month Low in Hospitalizations
January 13 (BTA) - There were 750 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria after 9,647 tests done in the 24 hours to midnight on Tuesday, according to data posted on the national coronavirus portal. It makes a test positivity rate of 7.7 per cent. For the first time since November th...
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Election Consultations
January 12 (BTA) - Socialist Party Ready for Elections at All Times During yet another round of pre-election consultations with President Rumen Radev on Tuesday, Bulgarian Socialist Party Chair Kornelia Ninova said her party is ready for elections anytime and will reckon ...
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Situation Returns to Normal, Authorities Ready to Respond to Severe Weather
January 12 (BTA) - The situation in the country caused by the severe weather is getting back to normal and is being monitored constantly, the levels of dams are monitored and water is released if necessary. All competent authorities are cooperating and are prepared to respond, in...
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Election Consultations: GERB Ready to Amend Election Code to Enable COVID Patients to Vote, President Urges them to Cons...
January 12 (BTA) - At a Tuesday meeting which is part of the President consultations before setting a date for the parliamentary elections this spring, the ruling GERB party said they are ready to amend the Election Code to enable quarantined and hospitalized COVID patients to vo...
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COVID-19 Update: 620 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 8%
January 12 (BTA) - There were 620 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria after 7,804 tests were done in 24 hours, according to data posted on the national coronavirus platform on Tuesday. The test positivity rate is nearly 8 per cent. The active cases are 63,057. On Monday, there w...
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Deputy Prime Minister Zaharieva Receives North Macedonia's Special Representative Buchkovski
January 11 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva Monday received the special representative for Bulgaria of the government of the Republic of North Macedonia, Vlado Buchkovski, who is on a working visit here for a few days, the Foreign Ministry said. The two ex...
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President Says Everybody Should Work to Ensure Broad Participation of Expatriate Bulgarians in Upcoming Elections
January 11 (BTA) - In a video conference with representatives of organizations of expatriate Bulgarians on Monday, President Rumen Radev said that all state institutions, civic organizations and political parties should pool their efforts to make sure Bulgarians abroad partic...
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Over 20% of Teachers Want COVID-19 Vaccine, State to Pay Medics 10 Lv per Dose Applied
January 11 (BTA) - The share of teachers in educational institutions who have expressed a desire to be vaccinated at this stage against COVID-19 is 21 per cent, said the Health Ministry press centre after a meeting between Health Minister Kostadin Angelov, Education and Science M...
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COVID-19 Update: 105 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 6.45%
January 11 (BTA) - There are 105 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria after 1,629 tests were done in 24 hours, according to data posted on the national coronavirus platform on Monday morning. The test positivity rate is 6.45 per cent. This brings the total number of cases to 208,...
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Consensus Exists for Need of Legal Amendments Concerning Right to Vote of Quarantined, Self-isolating Voters - President...
January 10 (BTA) - A clear consensus already exists regarding the need of legal amendments, first and foremost, in respect of guaranteeing the right to vote of all people placed under quarantine or of self-isolating voters, and of distance voting by mail of all Bulgarians living ...
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COVID-19 Update: 394 New Cases and 6.67% Rate of Positive Tests in Bulgaria in 24 Hours before Saturday Midnight
January 10 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 208,406 after 5,910 tests identified 394 new infections in the 24 hours until Saturday midnight, according to data posted on the national coronavirus information portal, www.coronavirus.bg. This transla...
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President Radev in Consultations with Extraparliamentary Parties:The Goal Is a Legitimately Elected Parliament
January 9 (BTA) - During President Rumen Radev's consultations with extraparliamentary political parties on Saturday, discussing ways to ensure fair and safe elections when Bulgarians vote for a new Parliament, he said that the common goal of institutions and political parties is...
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Bulgaria Registers Positivity Rate of 7.6% Over Past 24 Hours
January 9 (BTA) - The Ministry of Health informed on Saturday that over the past 24 hours a total of 753 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Bulgaria out of 9,871 tests, for a positivity rate of 7.63 per cent. The total number of confirmed cases in Bulgaria since the start...
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Sofia Airport CEO Tenders Resignation
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 obligations unt...
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President Consults with Central Election Commission, Denies Promoting Idea of Two-day General Elections
January 8 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev Friday continued his meetings with officials to discuss ways to ensure fair and safe elections when Bulgarians vote for a new Parliament. Meeting with top officials of the Central Election Commission (CEC), the head of State denied being be...
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Bulgarian Multimedia Artist Theodore Ushev Recognized as Most Influential Animator of Past 25 Years
January 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian multimedia artist Theodore Ushev was voted the world's most influential animator of the past 25 years, BTA was informed by the artist's team.
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Bulgaria Registers 867 New Cases Over Past 24 Hours
January 8 (BTA) - A total of 867 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours out of 9,911 tests, for a positivity rate of 8.75 per cent, according to coronavirus.bg on Friday morning.
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Public Council with Central Election Commission: Mid-Pandemic Elections Are Possible, Need Careful Planning
January 7 (BTA) - In a statement on Thursday the Public Council with the Central Election Commission (CEC) said that holding elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic is possible but needs careful planning and adequate safety measures. The Council insists that CEC and the com...
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Prime Minister Borissov: President Radev Should Not Use Pandemic as an Excuse to Postpone Parliamentary Elections
January 7 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told journalists at the Council of Ministers on Thursday that the date of the parliamentary elections is set by the Head of State, and if President Radev has already scheduled them for March 28, he should not use the developments in...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,002 New Cases In 24 Hours
January 7 (BTA) - In the past 24 hours, 1,002 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed out of 10,088 tests, according to data published on the national coronavirus website on Thursday. The test positivity rate is 9.93 per cent. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections to 2...
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