The number of tourists this winter season has dropped by 75%, Bulgaria's Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova announced today during a visit to Smolyan district.
Regarding the reports of restaurateurs who violated the anti-epidemic measures, she commented that the mistake of one person put a stain on the entire sector.
Nikolova also said that the government was closely monitoring the situation with the spread of the virus and would start loosening the measures when a trend for decreasing number of new infections was evident.
On Tuesday, the Tourism Minister is to meet with members of the Association of Catering Establishments in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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