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Delegations from Bulgaria, North Macedonia Fly to Skopje with First of Renewed Flights between Capitals
February 11 (BTA special correspondent Ivan Lazarov) - A joint government delegation from Bulgaria and North Macedonia Friday flew to Skopje Friday with the first of renewed direct flights between the two countries' capitals. On board the plane of Bulgaria's GullivAir airline wer...
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Prosecution Service Sends PM's List of Potential Criminals to Interior Ministry
February 11 (BTA) - The prosecuting magistracy Thursday sent to the Interior Ministry the media publications provided by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov about 19 persons claimed to have committed serious criminal and economic offences, the prosecution service said Friday. The list wa...
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COVID-19 Update: 6,278 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 22.4%
February 11 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 1,025,129, after 27,998 tests identified 6,278 new infections on Thursday, 76 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity ra...
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Parliament Adopts at First Reading the Draft State Budget for 2022
February 10 (BTA) - On Thursday, Parliament adopted at first reading the State Budget Bill of the Republic of Bulgaria for 2022 with 127 votes in favor, 99 against and no abstentions. GERB-UDF, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) and Vazrazhdane voted against the draft ...
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BTA Becomes Partner of Hilda Kazasyan's World of Cinema in Music
February 10 (BTA) - BTA Director General Kiril Valchev and famous Bulgarian jazz singer Hilda Kazasyan signed a cooperation contract here on Thursday. Thus, the Bulgarian News Agency aims to popularize the national tour of concerts, titled "The World of Cinema in Music", which is...
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President Radev: "Bulgaria Is Part of Efforts to De-Escalate Tenisons, De-Conflict Ukraine Crisis"
"Bulgaria is part of the efforts to de-escalate tensions and de-conflict the crisis between Russia and Ukraine," Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said, approached for comment by journalists here on Thursday.
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State Consolidation Company Board of Directors Replaced
February 10 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Economy and Industry Minister Kornelia Ninova has replaced the Board of Directors of the State Consolidation Company (SCC). Ninova told journalists in the National Assembly lobby on Thursday that she replaced the entire Board after th...
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EIB Doubles Investments in Bulgaria in 2021 from 2020
February 10 (BTA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group doubled its investments in Bulgaria in 2021 compared to 2020, EIB Vice President Lilyana Pavlova said at the EIB Group's regular annual press conference on Thursday. EIB investments in this country in 2021 were five tim...
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EC Lowers Economic Growth Forecast for Bulgaria for 2022, Increases It for 2023
February 10 (BTA) - The European Commission (EC) presented here on Thursday its Winter 2022 Economic Forecast, according to which Bulgaria's economy is expected to grow by 3.7 per cent in 2022. Economic growth in this country is expected to accelerate to 3.9 per cent next year. ...
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COVID-19 Update: 7,263 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 24.07%
January 10 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 1,018,851, after 30,170 tests identified 7,263 new infections on Wednesday, 74.6 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity ...
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First Spanish Fighter Jets for Joint Air Policing to Land at Graf Ignatievo Air Base by Week's End
February 9 (BTA) - The first Spanish fighter jets for a joint NATO air policing mission in Bulgaria are expected to land at the Graf Ignatievo Air Base (southern Bulgaria) by the end of the week, the Defence Ministry said in a press release here on Wednesday. On January 24, th...
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President Rumen Radev Convenes Meeting of National Security Advisory Council on February 15
February 9 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev convened a meeting of the National Security Advisory Council on February 15 at 2 pm, regarding: "Risks and threats to the national security of the Republic of Bulgaria. State of the Armed Forces. Necessary measures," said the press office ...
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Prime Minister Petkov Appears for Questioning at Supreme Cassation Prosecution Office
February 9 (BTA) - Prime Minister Kiril Petkov went on Wednesday to the Supreme Cassation Prosecution Office (SCPO) to be questioned about names he had mentioned during his meeting with Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev on February 4. Petkov and the Chief of his Political Cabinet...
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Defence Minister Yanev, Finance Minister Vassilev, Foreign Minister Genchovska Confer with Visiting US State Department ...
February 9 (BTA) - US Department of State Counselor Derek Chollet on Tuesday led a delegation of senior US officials to Sofia as part of a multi-country trip to engage with US partners and allies on a range of strategic issues, the US Embassy in Bulgaria said in a press release o...
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COVID-19 Update: 8,140 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at Nearly 25%
February 9 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 1,011,588, after 32,974 tests identified 8,140 new infections on Tuesday, 75.28 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity r...
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MPO "Justice" - Toronto Sends Letter to US Congress Appealing for Protection of Rights of Bulgarians in North Macedoni...
February 9 (BTA) - MPO "Justice" - Toronto, a branch of the Macedonian Patriotic Organization in the United States of America and Canada, has sent a letter to the US Congress appealing for protection of the rights of Bulgarians in the Republic of North Macedonia. A copy of the l...
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PM Petkov Visits Belgrade, Discusses Connectivity and Energy Cooperation with Serbian Leaders
February 8 (BTA correspondent Assen Boyadjiev and Sofia Gospodinova) - Connectivity and energy cooperation were on the agenda of the meetings of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov in Belgrade where he paid an official visit Tuesday. Maximum connectivity is important for the region for e...
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Justice Minister: There Was No Real Prosecution of Corruption in Bulgaria for Long Years
February 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova believes that there has been no real prosecution of corruption in Bulgaria for long years and saying that loud is not a violation of the rule of law. "My fear is that there was no real prosecution of corruption crim...
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Prosecutor General Gives Explanations to SCPO Prosecutor about Prime Minister's List of Serious Crime Suspects
February 8 (Dimiter Abrashev of BTA) - Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev has given explanations to a prosecutor of the Supreme Cassation Prosecution Office about a list of persons who, according to Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, have committed serious criminal and economic offences. I...
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Economy Minister Ninova: The State Oil Company is Closing Down
February 8 (BTA) - There is no question about it: The State Oil Company is closing down, said the Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Industry and Minister of Economy and Industry Korneliya Ninova on Tuesday while presenting the 2022 draft budget before the relevant parliamenta...
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