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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January and February 2021 were 20.6 per cent lower than those in the first two months of 2020, according to provisional figures released on March 17 by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, ACEA. In January and February 2021, new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria added up to 3429, down from 4318 in January and February 2020. In February 2021, there were 1660 new passenger car registrations, a decrease of 16.5 per cent compared with February 2020, ACEA said. In February 2021, new passenger car registrations in the European Union...

The European Commission set out on March 17 its proposal for the creation of a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement inside the European Union during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Digital Green Certificate will be a proof that a person has been vaccinated against Covid-19, received a negative test result or recovered from Covid-19. It will be available, free of charge, in digital or paper format. It will include a QR code to ensure security and authenticity of the certificate. The Commission said that it will build a gateway to ensure all certificates can be verified across ...

Bulgaria’s voters go to the polls on April 4 2021 in regular elections for the 45th National Assembly, the country’s unicameral Parliament. The official campaigning period is from March 5 to April 2. This is The Sofia Globe’s factfile. Some of the key numbers and rules: Eligible to vote: About 6.73 million people, according to provisional figures from the Central Election Commission (CEC). Bulgarian citizens over the age of 18, resident in the country or abroad, are eligible to vote. People serving a term of imprisonment are not allowed to vote. Age of eligibility to be a candidate MP: ...

In an effort to boost vaccination rates among a skeptical public, Bulgaria has opened up COVID-19 inoculations to all who want them — with many waiting in line for hours to receive a first dose.

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) opened on February 8 the registration of political parties and coalitions for participation in the April 4 National Assembly elections. In recent years, traditionally the first to register was Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, with the documents being delivered by the then-head of the party’s election campaign staff, Tsvetan Tsvetanov. Tsvetanov, who now has his own Republicans for Bulgaria party, had intended to cock a snook at GERB by being first to register on February 8, but was pipped to the post by the reformist Democratic Bul...