By order of the minister of health issued today, children’s centres are to reopen as of Monday, 19 April, at no more than 50% capacity of the premises and PPE for the staff.
The order also allows the holding of conferences and congresses, training and team building events, expositions and other kinds of public events at no more than 50% capacity of the premises, physical distancing of 1.5 m. and protective face masks. Cultural and entertainment events are also allowed at no more than 50% capacity of the premises, as are visits to gyms, swimming pools, SPA and wellness centres.
Group travel for tourist purposes in the country and abroad is not allowed until 27 April.
The ruling GERB party claimed that employers are in favour of a higher VAT rate, but employer organisations denied this, insisting that no such proposal had ever been made. This clarification followed a meeting between GERB leader Boyko Borissov..
Ninety participants representing 57 Bulgarian folklore ensembles from across Europe and North America gathered in Sofia for their fourth Creative Meeting and Seminar. The event was highly constructive, featuring useful workshops and guest lecturers...
The European Commission has disbursed €438.6 million to Bulgaria as part of the second payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). On 3 October 2025, the Commission partially approved the payment, stating that Bulgaria "still needs to..
The Sofia City Court has postponed the extradition case of Igor Grechushkin, the owner of a cargo ship linked to the explosion at the port of Beirut in..
The Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) has proposed the introduction of temporary restrictions on the movement of heavy trucks weighing over 12 tons along..
Bulgaria has sufficient quantities of fuel and the 90-day reserves are secured at around 98%, Asen Asenov, Chairman of the State Reserve and Wartime..
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy