As of today, 6 December, more than 96,000 1st to 12th grade students in Sofia have returned to in-person school attendance. According to data of the Ministry of Education they comprise almost 70% of all pupils. 56,000 of them are in lower and upper secondary school.
12 schools in Sofia have not gone back to in-person schooling in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 12th grades, and another 18 – in the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade, because they have been unable to obtain consent from at least 50% of the parents for testing of the pupils. All schools in the country have enough tests for the current week, and as of tomorrow testing for Covid-19 will continue in all municipalities.
The U.S. Department of State today released the data for the refused type B visas for the financial year 2024. For Bulgaria, this percentage is 6.02%, which marks a significant decrease compared to last year, when it was 11.61%. This is the lowest..
The Bulgarian MPs gathered in plenary today for a sixth attempt to elect a President, which again proved unsuccessful. The chances of electing a Speaker of the 51st National Assembly are minimal The candidates Natalia Kiselova from..
Bulgaria's Ambassador to Egypt Deyan Katrachev met with Egypt's newly appointed Minister of Civil Aviation Sameh al-Hefny . At the meeting, which took place on 26 November, both discussed the updating of the air transport agreements between the two..
According to unofficial information, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU has drafted a decision for the full admission of Bulgaria and..
The first marble statue discovered in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica on 3 July, is probably of Lucius – grandson of Roman Emperor Octavian..
The Constitutional Court has admitted all five requests for the partial or complete annulment of the elections for the 51st National Assembly, submitted..
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