Section: Bulgaria
Ukrainian MPs want to know more about Bulgarian experience in fighting COVID-19
Bulgaria has taken good and timely measures against the spread of COVID-19. We hope that you will allow us to use your experience in the fight against the virus and to apply it in our country, an official letter to the Bulgarian National Assembly from the Group for Friendship with Bulgaria in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, reads. Ukrainian MPs...
Today is April Fool’s Day
April Fool’s Day is an annual custom on April 1 consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting “April fools” at the recipient. Interesting fact is that the day is not a public holiday in any country except Odessa in Ukraine, where the first of April is an official city holiday....
672,300 People have Acquired Citizenship in One of the 27 EU Member States
In 2018, around 672 300 persons acquired citizenship of one of the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU), down from 700 600 in 2017 and 843 900 in 2016. Of the total number of persons obtaining the citizenship of one of the EU Member States in 2018, 13% were former citizens of another EU Member State, while the majority were non-EU citizens...
10,000 Bulgarians were in Italy Last Month
10,000 Bulgarians traveled to Europe’s most affected country by a coronavirus – Italy, last month. This is shown by the data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI). Even more so are the Bulgarians who traveled to Spain in February – 12.9 thousand, where the situation with COVID-19 is also very serious, although things did...
Bulgaria closes transit commercial traffic to Turkey for 67 countries
Bangladesh, Belgium, UAE, United Kingdom, Algeria, Djibouti, Chad, Czech Republic, China, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Philippines, Finland, France, Guatemala, Korea, Georgia, India, Netherlands, Iraq, Iran, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Cameroon, Canada, Montenegro, Kazakhstan,...
Bulgaria Suspends Entry and Transit of Lorries Travelling to Turkey
By order of Minister of Health, Kiril Ananiev, the entry into and transit through the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria of heavy goods vehicles travelling to the Republic of Turkey and arriving from the following countries is temporarily suspended as of March 25: The Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Angola, the Republic of...
Traffic situation across Bulgarian borders at 06:00 on March 25
The Ministry of Interior has reported that as of March 25, Bulgarians traveling to Romania are subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine at their designated address in Bulgaria’s northern neighbor. This does not apply to drivers of trucks and Bulgarian citizens traveling transit. Trucks traveling to Moldova and Ukraine can only enter Romania...
Children from the Bulgarian Diaspora can now study at theological seminaries in Sofia and Plovdiv
Sofia’s Тheological Сeminary “Sveti Ioan Rilsk” (Saint John of Rila) and the Plovdiv-based Theological Seminary “Sts. Cyril and Methodius” are secondary theological schools in which, along with young people from all over Bulgaria, ethnic Bulgarians from Macedonia, Moldova, Ukraine and Albania are trained. The idea of accepting as...
Because of COVID-19, Bulgaria lifts ban on analgin-quinine
Bulgarian pharmaceutical companies are ready to produce quinine-based medicines. At a meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev and the National Headquarters responsible for stopping Covid-19, it was decided to stop the export of quinine-based tablets produced for Ukraine and Russia. The Bulgarian Drug Agency is...
Putin: The Situation with the Spread of the Coronavirus in Russia is Under Control
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that the situation with the spread of the coronavirus in Russia is under control, TASS reported. He spoke during his visit to Crimea, where he met with representatives of the local public. He assured that the authorities were not hiding actual information about the spread of the virus in Russia, that...
