The Bulgarian cabinet increased the allowable 2020 budget deficit to 2.9% of the gross domestic product a t an extraordinary video-conference sitting . Shifting from the initially-planned balanced budget to budget deficit aims to finance the..
Bulgaria makes masks mandatory at public places All Bulgarians must wear face-protection mask at indoor or outdoor public places, this country’s Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev has ordered. The control of the new measure is assigned..
The fourteen day quarantine in the town of Bansko will be cancelled at 7pm on March 31. The anti-epidemic measures which are in place in the whole country remain. The winter resort has been under a full quarantine since March 18 and was the first town..
The Bulgarian banks are ready to defer credit contributions, the Chairman of the Association of Banks in Bulgaria Petar Andronov said. This is expected to happen after April 1 when the loan deferral procedure will be clear. The banks are working..
The international railway cargo traffic is running smoothly, the General Manager of BDZ Cargo Ivan Lichev said. There is no risk of virus transmission when crossing the borders, because there is no staff in the cargo compositions and quarantine is not..
The awareness of the Bulgarians of COVID-19 is increasing, but there are doubts about the measures taken, a public opinion survey of the Institute of Mental Health and Development shows . The respondents say that they are abiding by the regulations,..
Bulgaria is closing its borders for foreign citizens from a number of countries until April 17. The measure applies to all non-EU citizens and the following EU members and members of the Schengen Area: Italy, Spain, France, Great Britain and..
Five new cases of COVID-19 were registered in Bulgaria, data of the National Crisis Headquarters reads . Thus, the number of COVID-19 cases rose to 359. The epidemic has not spread in new administrative districts. A total of 113 people infected by the..
Bulgaria’s cabinet has approved a contract with the China National Pharmaceutical Group for delivery of personal protective equipment- face protection masks type KN95 . According to the contract, the Bulgarian Ministry of Health will buy 1 million..
I am comforted to see the United States and Bulgaria standing together to address the coronavirus challenge , the Ambassador of the United Stated to Bulgaria Herro Mustafa said . At the end of an online meeting with her fellow American citizens in..
