More than 500 medical workers leave Bulgaria every year. With the start of the Covid crisis and the strain on the healthcare system, the shortage of medical workers reached a critical point. At […]
Category: Healthcare
Bulgaria Set To Drastically Increase Pensions As Of 1 October 2021
Bulgaria’s caretaker government plans to increase all pensions from 1 October this year, announced Finance Minister Asen Vassilev, adding that if parliament supports his proposals, no pensioners in Bulgaria will be […]
Covid-19 Delta Variant Gaining Momentum In Bulgaria
UK coronavirus variant is still the dominant variant in Bulgaria. The Delta variant is still gaining momentum. At the moment the situation in the country is calm, […]
Every Year 30,000 Bulgarians Are Diagnosed With Cancer
Cancer is the leading cause of death among EU citizens aged 65 or more. Unfortunately, in Eastern Europe, much more people die of cancer as compared to Western […]
COVID Cases To Soar In Children But Schools Should Stay Open – EU Health Agency
The benefits of children attending school outweigh the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19, although cases in children are set to soar in the autumn, […]
New Rules For Travel By Ferry To The Greek Islands
New rules for travel by ferry to the Greek islands come into force today in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, reports “Kathimerini”. Passengers will be required to […]
Life Expectancy In Bulgaria Drops By 1.5 Years Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov said on Friday that Bulgaria’s casualties of the coronavirus pandemic are “horrendous” and that after increasing by close to five […]
Bulgarian Black Sea Coast Is Delightfully Quiet Now But Not For All
At the beginning of June this year one can really enjoy the Black Sea coast without crowds of tourists, without aggressive pop-folk music, without junk on the beach. […]
Bulgaria: Retired Professor Kanradzhiev Comments On Rumours About His Wealth
The retired director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev responded to the claims that according to his tax […]
Turkey Opened Up To The Bulgarians
Our trip to Turkey begins on the Bulgarian-Turkish border, which is relatively easy to cross, a BGNES reporter reported. Early in the morning there are […]