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The Kids Are Alright: Pupils Want Grownups to Get Used to Technologies
Sofia/Plovdiv/Montana, April 9 (Rositsa Ilieva of BTA) - Three weeks after schools switched to distance learning because of the COVID-19 state of emergency declared in Bulgaria on March 13, pupils approached by BTA are unanimous that grownups should get used to new technologies. ...
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PM Borissov Orders Board of Bulgarian Development Bank Dismissed
April 8 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told reporters on Wednesday he had ordered the Board of the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) dismissed over its decision to release 75 million leva to a debt collection firm. The state-owned bank tried on Monday to justify it...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Expresses Gratitude to Japanese Government for Decision to Grant Anti-Flu Drug to Bulgaria
Sofia, April 7 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva thanked her Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, and the Japanese government for deciding to provide the drug Avigan, also known as Favipiravir, free of charge to Bulgaria. It will be us...
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EC Approves Acquisition of Sole Control of Viva Telecom Bulgaria by United Group B.V.
April 7 (BTA) - The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of the whole of Viva Telecom Bulgaria OOD and its subsidiary, the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company EAD (together referred to as "BTC") of Bulgaria by United G...
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Health Minister Issues Order on Farmers' Markets Reopening, Farm Land Cultivation, Animal Husbandry, Feed Production...
Sofia, April 6 (BTA) - Bulgarian Health Minister Kiril Ananiev Monday afternoon issued an order on the operation of cooperative and farmers' markets, farm land cultivation, uninterrupted livestock breeding and animal feed production, Ananiev's Ministry said in a press ...
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Health Minister Issues Order on Farmers' Markets Reopening, Farm Land Cultivation, Animal Husbandry, Feed Production...
Sofia, April 6 (BTA) - Bulgarian Health Minister Kiril Ananiev Monday afternoon issued an order on the operation of cooperative and farmers' markets, farm land cultivation, uninterrupted livestock breeding and animal feed production, Ananiev's Ministry said in a press ...
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Minister Sacheva: 59 Applications Filed Under 60/40 Scheme in Two Days
April 2 (BTA) - The number of applications for State funding under the 60/40 scheme has reached 59, announced Social Policy Minister Denitsa Sacheva in a briefing in the Council of Ministers on Thursday morning. She said that the approval of the European Commission is expe...
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Euler Hermes: Bulgaria's Non-payment Risk Rating Remains Moderate
Sofia, April 1 (BTA) - Despite the aggravated economic situation, Bulgaria's rating in terms of non-payment risk remains at B2 (medium), according to a quarterly report by credit insurer Euler Hermes, released on Wednesday. Nine of the 18 monitored sectors in this country,...
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63 Medium and Large Companies Affected by COVID Emergency - Trade Union
Sofia, March 31 (BTA) - Sixty-three medium and large companies with over 37,585 employes have been affected by the COVID-19 emergency, a survey by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CITUB) released on Tuesday suggests. It offers a snapshot by March 27 of the socia...
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Union Expert Slams EC Policy on Mobility of Critical Workers amid COVID-19 Restrictions, Urges Government to Ensure Inco...
March 31 (BTA) - The econimic adviser of the influential Podkrepa Labour Confederation, Vanya Grigorova, slammed the European Commission for its guidelines for ensuring the mobility of critical workers between EU countries amid the COVID-19 restrictions on movement and said the B...
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Business Climate in Industry, Retail Trade and Services Worsens in March
March 30 (BTA) - Bulgaria's general business climate index dropped by 3.7 points in March 2020 compared with February 2020, which resulted from a worsening business climate in industry, retail trade and services, the National Statistical Institute reported on Monday. The index...
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Central Bank to Auction Lv 200 Mln Treasury Bonds on April 6
Sofia, March 27 (BTA) - The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said here on Friday that it will hold an auction on April 6 for the sale of interest-bearing Treasury bonds maturing in five years. The maturity date on the issue (BG 20 300 20 114/15.01.2020) is January 25, 2025, BNB s...
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Three Types of Testing Kits to Check for COVID-19 at Different Stages of Epidemic
Sofia, March 27 (BTA) - Three types of testing kits can be used to check for coronavirus infection at various stages of the epidemic, said Military Medical Academy Head General Major Ventsislav Moutafchiiski at a briefing in Cabinet, attended by PM Borissov and Deputy PM Donch...
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Gross External Debt at EUR 33,797 Mln at End-January
March 27 (BTA) - Bulgaria's gross external debt amounted to 33,797 million euro (52 per cent of GDP) at end-January 2020, the Bulgarian National Bank reported on Friday. Compared with end-January 2019, it dropped by 97.7 million euro (0.3 per cent). Long-term liabilities were ...
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Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Interior Minister Mladen Marinov (right) BTA Photo //
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Current School Year Not to Be Nullified
Sofia, March 26 (BTA) - The current school year will not be nullified despite the COVID-19 crisis, Education and Science Minister Krassimir Vulchev told Nova TV on Thursday. He said that remote online learning, which has become the norm for school-goers during the crisis, is v...
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Majority of Companies Members of German-Bulgaria Chamber of Commerce Expect Considerable Drop in Sales - Survey
March 26 (BTA) - Nearly 31 per cent in a poll of 75 Bulgarian companies who have trade and business relations with, or investors from, Germany, expect a considerable drop in their sales and proceeds in 2020 due to the coronavirus situation, the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industr...
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Keeping Jobs Crucial in Crisis, Buffers Available in Both Budget Spending and Debt, Financial Experts Say
March 24 (BTA) - While most countries have already announced generous economic packages for businesses and households, Bulgaria's Government has opted for stability and launches rather timid ideas without clear estimates of their costs. It is too early for an accurate assessment ...
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202 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Bulgaria
Sofia, March 24 (BTA) - A total of 202 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Bulgaria, Major-General Prof. Ventsislav Moutafchiiski MD, who heads the national coronavirus task force, told a news briefing on Tuesday morning. The single newly registered case is in Sofia. Mouta...
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Bulgarian Patriarch Addresses Nation on Coronavirus Crisis
Sofia, March 24 (BTA) - On Monday evening His Holiness, the Patriarch of the Bulgarian Church Neophyte, sent a message to the people expressing his care and his prayers for the salvation of all victims of the virus, as well as all who are sick and are suffering. Patriarch Neo...
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