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The debate over COVID-19 is increasingly being discussed as to whether it is not better for the infection to spread en masse so that everyone can get sick and gain natural immunity. But this is not a good idea. DW explains why:

The laws in Bulgaria that regulate wiretapping and surveillance are of poor quality and cannot guarantee that the interference in the privacy of citizens meets the criteria of a democratic society.

During the hours on Tuesday night, the snowfall will be limited in Southern Bulgaria and especially in the Rhodopes mountains. It is expected that another 15-20 cm of snow will fall there in the lower massifs and up to 40 cm - in the higher parts. The wind will remain strong in these areas and there will be conditions for precipices and gusts.

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov's visit to Skopje, scheduled for January 18th, has been postponed. The Press Center of the Council of Ministers emphasizes that it is not canceled, but it is not clear yet for which date it is rescheduled.

In the self-assessment of their own financial knowledge, 48% of the respondents defined their level as average, and 10% as high*

The documents on the procedure will be submitted to Commission for Combating Corruption and Confiscation of Illegally Acquired Property (CCCCIAP)

The Sofia Municipality warns of a serious financial crisis and is seeking dialogue and support from the state due to low revenues from public transport.

Half of pensioners received lower pensions in January than in December. This was announced in the parliament by the manager of the National Social Security Institute Ivaylo Ivanov.

As of today, January 11, persons with confirmed COVID-19 are subject to mandatory isolation for a period of 10 days from the date of the confirmatory laboratory test. All close contacts of a proven case of coronavirus infection are subject to 7-day quarantine from the date of their last contact with the confirmed case. This was ordered by the Minister of Health Prof. Asena Serbezova with her order issued today.

Every sixth serviceman is retired. The army is supported by 5,216 people who continue to work in the structures of the Ministry of Defense and the Bulgarian Army. The army numbers about 32,000.

“The behavior of the Speaker of the Parliament Nikola Minchev is irresponsible, because of his carelessness the state will be guided by autopilot.”

It’s a winter situation in Northwestern Bulgaria. More than 20 centimeters of snow has accumulated on the Petrohan pass, the temperatures are below zero and a strong wind is blowing. Snowplows clear the passage.

Today in the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovachevski from SDSM will submit the composition and structure of the new government, MIA reported.

Bulgaria Reaffirms its United Position on North Macedonia

The isolation period will be shortened from 14 to 10 days and the quarantine period from 10 to 7 days. In many countries, there is no quarantine for people with boosters. We will inform you about the national measure soon.

This was announced by the Minister of Health, Prod. Asena Serbezova.

Bulgaria: Speaker of Parliament Nikola Minchev has COVID-19

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Bankruptcy of pharmacies is imminent due to high electricity prices. Anton Valev, chairman of the National Pharmacy Chamber, warned about this on the Bulgarian National Radio.

Bulgaria Reaffirms its United Position on North Macedonia

President Rumen Radev and representatives of his team, who took part in yesterday's meeting of the National Security Advisory Council, have isolated themselves. Everyone is in good health. This was announced by the press office of the head of state in connection with yesterday's meeting and the positive test for COVID-19 of one of the participants.

Bulgaria: Speaker of Parliament Nikola Minchev has COVID-19

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Bulgaria: Speaker of Parliament Nikola Minchev has COVID-19

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and the head of his political cabinet Lena Borislavova are under quarantine, the press service of the Council of Ministers confirmed to BTA. The measure is necessary after the Speaker of the Parliament Nikola Minchev gave a positive test for COVID-19 after the National Security Advisory Council under the head of state held yesterday.

Bulgaria Reaffirms its United Position on North Macedonia

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Bulgaria Reaffirms its United Position on North Macedonia

After the National Security Advisory Council, the Speaker of the National Assembly Nikola Minchev felt sick. He immediately took a test that was positive for COVID-19. This was announced by the press center of the parliament.

In the coming days, Nikola Minchev will participate in the parliamentary sessions remotely electronically in compliance with the rules adopted by the National Assembly.

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The European Central Bank does not foresee inflation in the Eurozone above the 2% target in the medium term, despite the new negative economic effects that the coronavirus pandemic could bring, ECB chief economist Philip Lane told the Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore in an interview published on Tuesday.

European Parliament President David Sassoli died on Tuesday night at the age of 65 in his native Italy, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported.

The meeting of the National Security Advisory Council (NSAC), convened by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev last night, has ended. Bulgaria reaffirms its position towards the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) - that the EU membership negotiations should not be bound by deadlines but by concrete actions in implementation of the 2017 Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighborliness and equal treatment of Macedonian Bulgarians.

After almost 8 hours of talks in Geneva on security in Europe, the US and Russian delegations made no progress, but no one expected anything more than to present their positions and clarify what could be negotiated. However, Russia immediately went on to insist that it should quickly receive an agreement to the security guarantees it demanded.

The withdrawal of troops from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) contingent from Kazakhstan will begin in two days, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said today, TASS reported. The coup attempt failed, the situation in all regions of the country is stable, the main mission of the CSTO is over, Tokayev said.

Six thousand seven hundred and sixty-one (6761) new coronavirus-infected people have been registered in the last 24 hours in Bulgaria with 41,983 tests (nearly 16 percent positive). 75.65 percent of the new cases registered for the day have not been vaccinated. 116 people, of whom 94.83 percent were unvaccinated, have died, according to the Unified Information Portal.