Mandatory mask-wearing is being reinstated on public transport in Sofia as of 25 July, 2022, by force of an order issued by the Sofia Regional Health Inspectorate. Children under the age of 6 can travel without masks.
As of today, mask-wearing is mandatory in Sofia in hospitals, as is physical distancing and teleworking where possible.
201,794 foreign citizens with temporary protection resided in Bulgaria by the end of 2024, according to the report of the State Agency for Refugees. Applications for international protection have almost halved, the report shows. In..
With coordinated efforts, we continue to work for the unity and prosperity of the European continent, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov says in his congratulatory message to the new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The..
Bulgaria’s inclusion in the US Visa Waiver Program remains one of our main priorities and a topic of key importance in the bilateral dialogue between Bulgaria and the US. This was what Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said in Washington..
The planned liberalisation of the electricity market for household consumers on 1 July this year will not take place, MPs decided at the first reading of..
Oil products of unknown composition and origin have once again washed up on a large stretch of the Pomorie coastline, in what appears to be a more..
Polish President Andrzej Duda, on an official visit to Bulgaria, discussed with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev Warsaw’s proposal that NATO member..
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