Latest News from Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Heavy Snowfall Has Closed Some Mountain Passes
The snowfall, which started during the day in Western Bulgaria, intensified in the evening, moving east. The Troyan-Karnare pass is closed for traffic of all motor vehicles, the Regional Road Administration in Lovech announced.
Greece ratifies IGB pipeline agreement, EastMed Forum foundation treaty
The Greece-Bulgaria cooperation agreement on the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) natural gas pipeline project and the foundation treaty of the EastMed Gas Forum (EMGF) were ratified in the Greek Parliament on Tuesday.
US Embassy and Bulgarian Red Cross Launch Another Anti-Covid Campaign in Bulgaria
On January 26, the Bulgarian Red Cross and the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria gave an online press conference themed "Do it for those you love". With this event they launched an information campaign for COVID-19.
The special guests at the meeting were Acad. Hristo Grigorov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Red Cross, as well as H.E. Herro Mustafa, U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria.
Emergency Epidemic Situation in Bulgaria Extended Till April 30
The support provided by the government to preserve jobs and to help businesses in Bulgaria amounts to nearly BGN 2 billion since the beginning of the pandemic.
Bulgarian Restaurateurs Give up Protest, Don’t Want to Be Blamed for Disease Spread
About 30% of the restaurants have gone bankrupt and will not open at all, and with each passing month this percentage grows, told bTV Richard Alibegov, President of the Bulgarian Association of Restaurants.
The associations of hotel- and restaurant-keepers in Bulgaria demanded resignation of Health Minister Kostadin Angelov because, in their words, "he is waging a war" against them.
Bulgarian Political Scientist: Society Can Survive Without Restaurants for a While, Schools Must Work
Political Scientist Ognyan Minchev wrote on Facebook:
Instead of polishing their public propaganda skills the heads of Bulgaria's two associations of restaurant-keepers should better compare the restrictive measures in Bulgaria with those introduced in all (without exception) European countries.
Weather in Bulgaria: Wind Rises Sweeping in Cold Front
On 26 January, the atmospheric pressure will rise slightly during the day, but will remain significantly lower than the average for the month.
Bulgarian Business Community: Vaccines Should Be Available on Commercial Market
The sooner the vaccines are available on the commercial market, the better, told Nova TV Vasil Velev of the Association of Industrial Capital in Bulgaria. Our delivery sources do not have to be limited. He reminded that the EC said that Bulgaira can authorize vaccines on a national level. That's what Hungary did with the Russian vaccine.
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 772 Newly Infected, 60 Deaths in 24 Hours
In the past 24 hours, 60 people died of coronavirus in Bulgaria, show the data from the Single Information Portal.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 8,880 people have died of Covid-19.
On January 25,the newly infected were 772 in 13,540 tests. The data show that 5.7% of tests are positive. A total of 215,589 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed since March.
Politico: Bulgaria’s Bumpy Road to Vaccination Targets
Given the snail's pace at which the health authorities in Bulgaria have been vaccinating against coronavirus recently, the European target of vaccinating 70% of the total adult population will be achieved in August 2040. The European Commission recommends that it should be done by the end of summer 2021.
Bulgarian Council of Ministers Discusses Stepwise Loosening of Anti-Epidemic Measures
The National Operative Headquarters recommended a gradual loosening of anti-epidemic measures in Bulgaria.
CEO of Bulgarian Drug Agency: About 2,5 Million May Be Vaccinated by June Provided 5 Vaccines Are Available
This morning, another shipment of Pfizer vaccines,14,040 doses - arrived in Sofia Airport. They will make up for the amount that didn't arrive last week. Another 2,300 doses of the vaccine are expected to come from the same company, again as a compensation for the delayed deliveries.
Bulgarian Foreign Minister to Take Part in EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels
Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva is leaving for Brussels to take part in the first for 2021 meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, the press office of the Foreign Ministry reported.
Personality in the News 2020: The Bulgarian Doctors! Violina Marinova, Stefan and Maxim Ivanovi, Katya Kostova and Kubrat Pulev recognized as Ambassadors of Novinite!
For the 20th consecutive year, Novinite.com, the largest English-language news agency in Bulgaria, presents the "Personality in the News" awards.
Bulgarian doctors have been selected as award winners in the annual competition "Personality in the News 2020".
The NoviniteGroup team was clear and unanimous in this choice.
Mass Testing and Vaccination of Teachers in Bulgaria Starts within Days
The nationwide testing campaign for teachers will kick off in Bulgaria today. Rapid antigen tests will be applied to find out the so-called latent morbidity rate among teachers, BGNES reports.