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"Bulgaria's national vaccination plan has been developed by a working group together with specialists. WHO guidelines and Member States' plans have been used. It is compliant with the Bulgarian healthcare. It is dynamic and consistent with the situation ", announced the Minister of Health Prof. Kostadin Angelov.

Phases for vaccination of Bulgarian citizens have been developed.

At 11:30 p.m. tonight, tighter restrictions across the country come into force aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus and giving a breathing space to the health system. The measures will apply until 21 December. Health Minister Kostadin Angelov promised to loosen the measures for Christmas if they are respected conscientiously by the public.

Most of the voters in Varna preferred their new mayor to be Ivan Portnih. 60.8% of the inhabitants of Bulgaria's maritime capital voted for it. The other candidate for the run-off, Kostadin Kostadinov, gained 35.1% of Varna citizens' votes, according to a Gallup poll commissioned by Nova TV.

It is not clear whether Varna elected mayor in the first round or not when the first forecast results were announced . For now, however, it is more likely that there will be no second round in the maritime capital, but this will become clear later.

69% of Bulgarians approve the reduction of party subsidies from BGN 11 to BGN 1 per vote.

This shows the data from a representative Trend study made on a "24 Hours" order, in the period 9-16 July.

Billboards featuring LGBT+ couples and the slogan "It's not scary, it's just love—Different People, Equal Rights" have sparked controversy in Bulgaria, reports Pink News. 

The street posters were installed this week in various Bulgarian cities as part of a European Commission-funded project by a group of six Bulgarian non-governmental organisations, aimed at tackling homophobia.

After a meeting at the Council of Ministers, the grain producers cancel the announced protests, according to BGNES.

Today, the representatives of the grain producers met with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests Rumen Porozhanov, where the parties reached a consensus.

The recently elected head of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the biggest opposition party in the country, is to make changes at the top, reshuffling her deputies, news website Dnevnik reports.

Stamen Yanev has been appointed Executive Director of InvestBulgaria Agency, replacing Svetoslav Mladenov.

Yanev is a lawyer specialized in mergers and acquisitions as well as investment, the government's investment promotion agency said in a statement on Tuesday.