Latest News from Bulgaria
The Vaccination Campaign in Bulgaria Has Stalled due to a Lack of Trust
According to the Bulgarian health minister Angelov, Some GPs advise their patients not to get vaccinated.
Bulgaria is the country with the lowest vaccination rate in the EU - 1.2 doses per 100 people.
For comparison, the average in the EU is 5.3, and in the UK - 24.7.
The reason for this lag is the distrust in the institutions, writes Bloomberg in an analysis.
Bulgaria’s Health Minister: We May Achieve Herd Immunity by End Summer if Vaccine Rollout Keeps Pace
On Tuesday,Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told journalists that if the share of people getting vaccinated remains as high, Bulgaria may achieve herd immunity by the end of this summer. Together with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev, he inspected a vaccination site in the village of Malevo opened to serve several neighboring settlements.
Bulgarian Cybersecurity Expert: Remote Working Heightens Risk of Hacker Attacks
For the larger part of Bulgarians working from home in time of pandemic is an advantage. It's true that some firms could not switch over to a digital-only business model and keep on working. Fortunately, the larger part of businesses made the necessary transformations quite promptly and managed to adapt to the new situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Bulgaria: Business Will Have Breath of Air in Pandemic, New Aid Program Is Worth BGN 78 M
Bulgaria's government launches a new measure to support business in time of crisis. It is worth over BGN 78 million. From today until March 15, small companies with an annual turnover of over BGN 500,000 in 2019may apply for aid. The other requirement is that the business has a drop in turnover of at least 20% in 2020 compared to the previous year.
Dragu: Possibility of opening direct air route between Bucharest and Skopje, considered
Bucharest, Feb 22 /Agerpres/ - Senate President Anca Dragu said on Monday that the possibility of opening a direct air route between Bucharest and Skopje will be considered, when the epidemiological context allows the relaunch of air transport at an optimal capacity. Anca Dragu had a meeting with Gabriel Atanasov, the ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia to Romania.
Bulgarian Basketball Team Made it For European Championship
Bulgaria has qualified for the European Basketball Championship! News that surprised many... And it shouldn't - although this particular sport is not No1 in popularity in our country, it does not mean that our country does not have its traditions in it.
And these traditions have been built for decades.
Bulgaria: What Has Happened to Zamunda.net?
The most visited torrent site in Bulgaria, Zamunda.net, is unavailable. The first signs of emerging problems with the operation of the tracker were observed from the evening of February 21.
The site's collapse comes about a day after the office of the Prosecutor General office asked for help the US Department of Justice for blocking Zamunda.