The Bulgarian National Assembly has adopted the veto that President Rumen Radev imposed on controversial texts in the Emergency Measures Act, voted on because of the coronavirus epidemic. The President's motives are that some provisions violated the right of free speech and that there was no definition of „unjustifiably high prices" in proposed anti-speculation measures.
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced that Bulgaria has requested 1 million tests for COVID-19 in the framework of a common European order within the EU. This way a bigger part of the population could be tested. Currently, only patients who are ill or with symptoms of infection are tested for the virus, PM Borissov said.
On Thursday , a cold front with clouds and precipitation will pass over the country. There will be short-term intense rainfalls with thunderstorms and hail. The lowest temperatures will be between 16 and 22°C; in Sofia - about 16°C...
Bulgaria has offered to help Hungary cope with the difficulties arising from the ban on the transit of oil across Ukraine. This transpired from a post on Facebook by Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. “Bulgaria, as a true friend and..
Bulgaria is among the countries with the highest shares of own property in Europe, but has the lowest share of insured homes, Nikolay Stanchev, chairman of the Management Board of the Association of Bulgarian Insurers, told BNT...
A fire broke out in a fireworks warehouse complex between the town of Elin Pelin and the village of Gara Elin Pelin near Sofia, the BTA news agency..
The man injured in the explosions at a fireworks warehouse near the village of Elin Pelin has died. The doctors did everything they could, condolences to..
The Bulgarian state is planning to allocate significant funding for the new laboratory at the Bulgarian base in Antarctica , public service TV BNT..
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