ARCHIVE - 4 April 2022

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63% of Transactions in Bulgaria are made in Cash

Bulgaria is second in Europe after Romania in the number of cash payments, according to statistics from ‘Global Findex’. In our country, 63% of transactions are made with cash, and in our neighbor - over 78%. Although the pandemic was expected to increase

Business » Finance | April 4, 2022, Monday // 11:53

Bulgaria has received an official Request to Pay for Russian Gas in Rubles

Bulgaria has received an official letter from Gazprom demanding that the payment for Russian gas be in rubles. This was confirmed to Nova TV by Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov.

Business » Energy | April 4, 2022, Monday // 09:44

Politics

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister was Interrogated at the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov announced, after his two-and-a-half-hour interrogation at the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office over the possible extortion of Vasil Bozhkov by former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and former Finance Minister Vladislav G

Politics | April 4, 2022, Monday // 16:53

Bulgarian Defense Minister Denied the News that Greek military will Strengthen the Army

“Greek military are passing through Bulgaria, but will not have anti-aircraft missile systems in our country”, it became clear from an interview with Bulgarian Defense Minister Dragomir Zakov for bTV. Thus, Zakov refuted the information circulated by the

Politics » Defense | April 4, 2022, Monday // 09:24

Society

Fathers in Bulgaria will be entitled to two months Paid Leave

Fathers in Bulgaria will now be entitled to paid leave of two months until the child reaches the age of 8 - this is provided by changes in the Labor Code, which are published for public discussion on the website of the Ministry of Social Affairs. The leav

Society | April 4, 2022, Monday // 10:28

Bulgarian among the Grammy Winners

Bulgarian composer Penka Kouneva became one of the winners of the most prestigious Grammy Music Award with her participation in the album “Women Warriors: Voices of Change”.

Society | April 4, 2022, Monday // 10:14

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 226 New Cases in the Last 24 hours

In Bulgaria, 226 new cases of coronavirus have been registered out of 4068 tests performed (5.55 percent positive), the Unified Information Portal reports.

Society » Health | April 4, 2022, Monday // 14:17

Lifestyle

Does Online Bingo involve Strategy?

As more and more people are becoming interested in playing casino games online, the gambling industry has also witnessed a surge in competition between potential providers.

Lifestyle | April 4, 2022, Monday // 09:05

World

Orban won the Elections and declared Zelensky as his Opponent along with Soros

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared victory in yesterday's parliamentary elections.

World | April 4, 2022, Monday // 10:47

Serbia: Second term for Vucic, SPP wins about 40%

The results of Serbia's presidential and parliamentary elections show that Aleksandar Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party (SPP) have won convincing victories.

World » Southeast Europe | April 4, 2022, Monday // 13:50

North Macedonia has declared five Russian Diplomats Persona Non Grata

The government in the Republic of North Macedonia has declared five Russian diplomats persona non grata. This was confirmed by Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani.

World » Southeast Europe | April 4, 2022, Monday // 10:02

Putin imposed Visa restrictions on Bulgarians and citizens of other “Unfriendly” countries

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree imposing visa restrictions on citizens of countries identified by Moscow as “unfriendly in response to their sanctions over Ukraine, Reuters reported.

World » Russia | April 4, 2022, Monday // 17:29

The White House is discussing new Anti-Russian Sanctions over Bucha

White House officials have discussed the possibility of imposing new anti-Russian restrictions in light of Kyiv's allegations about events in the Ukrainian village of Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.

World » Russia | April 4, 2022, Monday // 12:21

Zelensky invited Merkel and Sarkozy to Bucha

Ukrainian President Zelensky has invited former German and French leaders Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy to come to the city of Bucha in the Kyiv region after the video, which the Russian Defense Ministry has already described as a staging and provocat

World » Ukraine | April 4, 2022, Monday // 14:03

Mobile teams of the Ministry of Interior register Ukrainians at hotels in Sunny Beach Bulgaria

10 mobile teams of the Ministry of Interior began to register Ukrainian citizens for temporary protection. The first registrations started today in two of the hotels in Sunny Beach and Sveti Vlas, where most Ukrainians fleeing the war are accommodated, BG

World » Ukraine | April 4, 2022, Monday // 13:15

Day 40 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Moscow denies War Crimes accusations

Ukraine, Europe and the United States have accused Russia of war crimes following the discovery of the bodies of civilians killed in the city of Bucha, not far from Kyiv, following the withdrawal of Russian forces.

World » Ukraine | April 4, 2022, Monday // 10:36

Novinite Insider

Natural Gas without Hysteria

The energy sector has retreated markedly from its highs in the first days of March but remains a hot topic for markets. Europe’s gas market survived several bouts of fear that it would be without Russian gas.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | April 4, 2022, Monday // 10:57
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