From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of events
Events in the year 2022 in
Bulgaria .
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing –
COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria
2 January – The country reports its first 12 cases of the
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in five vaccinated people and seven unvaccinated people, most of whom had not travelled abroad.
[1]
7 January – The country imposes a rule that requires almost all travellers aged above 12 years from the
European Union and the
United Kingdom to have a negative
PCR test in the previous 72 hours along with a valid
COVID-19 certificate prior to arrival, in order to limit the spread of the
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant .
[2]
17 March – The
Bulgarian
Interior Ministry says that former
Prime Minister
Boyko Borisov has been detained by police amid a probe into
corruption and the alleged misuse of
European Union funds. Former Finance Minister
Vladislav Goranov is also arrested as part of the operation.
[3]
19 March – An anti-
NATO protest is held in
Bulgaria during a meeting between
U.S. Defense Secretary
Lloyd Austin and
Bulgarian Prime Minister
Kiril Petkov to oppose Bulgaria selling weapons to Ukraine during the invasion.
[4]
20 March –
Bulgaria says it will end gas imports from Russia's
Gazprom when its 10-year deal with Gazprom expires at the end of 2022, signaling a shift away from Russian energy. Bulgarian Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov says Bulgaria will also seek increased gas imports from
Azerbaijan .
[5]
26 March – The
government announces that
the country will not extend their COVID-19
state of emergency beyond March 31.
[6]
26 April –
Gazprom announces that it will stop delivering natural gas to
Poland via the
Yamal–Europe pipeline and to
Bulgaria as both countries rejected
Russia 's demand to pay for the fossil fuel supply in
Russian rubles .
Poland does not expect to experience disruptions from the suspension of natural gas deliveries. However, the suspension of Russian gas deliveries to
Bulgaria "poses a serious challenge to the security of supply to the country" as
Bulgaria is almost completely dependent on Russian gas.
[7]
27 April –
Gazprom announces that it has "completely suspended
gas supplies" to the gas companies of
Poland and
Bulgaria "due to [the] absence of payments in
roubles ".
Bulgaria ,
Poland , and the
European Union condemn the suspension.
[8]
28 April –
Bulgaria calls on its citizens to leave
Moldova immediately by "any available means of transport" due to the "
complicating situation " in the country and warns against any travel there.
[9]
27 May – The
Bulgarian
government approves adopting the
euro as the country's
currency on January 1, 2024, replacing the
lev .
[10]
7 June – Three people are killed and several others are injured when a
train collides with a truck in
Gara Oreshets ,
Bulgaria .
[11]
9 June – A 2-seater
Beechcraft plane violates the airspace of seven countries in
Eastern Europe , and is intercepted by two
Hungarian Air Force
Gripen jets , two
USAF
F-16s and two
Romanian Air Force F-16s before being abandoned at an airfield near
Targovishte ,
Bulgaria .
[12]
22 June – The
government of
Bulgarian
prime minister
Kiril Petkov loses a
motion of no confidence vote in the
National Assembly .
[13]
24 June –
1 July – The
Bulgarian Navy destroys a
naval mine that had drifted close to the country's
Black Sea coast in a
controlled explosion . A team of divers stated that the mine was of
Soviet origin.
[15]
16 July – The
Assembly of North Macedonia passes a motion to amend North Macedonia’s
Constitution to recognize its Bulgarian minority, while pledging to discuss remaining issues with the Bulgarian government. In exchange, Bulgaria will allow membership talks with the
European Union to begin.
[16]
6 August – Four people are killed, and eight others are injured when a bus travelling from
Istanbul ,
Turkey , to
Bucharest ,
Romania , crashes near
Veliko Tarnovo ,
Bulgaria .
[17]
2 October –
2022 Bulgarian parliamentary election :
Bulgarians head to the polls for the fourth time in 18 months to elect members of the
National Assembly .
[18]
Deaths
5 February –
Anani Yavashev , 89, actor (
Rio Adio ,
We Were Young )
[19]
9 February –
Nora Nova , 93, singer
[20]
24 February –
Ivanka Khristova , 80, Shot putter, Olympic champion (
1976 ).
[21]
26 February –
Michail Goleminov , 65, pianist, conductor and composer.
[22]
8 March –
Desislav Chukolov , 47, politician,
MEP (2007–2009)
[23]
27 March –
Lyubomir Milchev-Dandy , 58, journalist, writer, and television personality,
[24]
31 March –
Georgi Atanasov , 88, politician,
prime minister (1986–1990).
[25]
22 May –
Andréi Nakov , 80, French-Bulgarian art historian.
26 May –
Enyu Todorov , 79, freestyle wrestler, Olympic silver medallist (
1968 ).
[26]
2 August –
Velichko Minekov , 93, sculptor
[27]
11 August –
Yuri Mitev , 64, Olympic biathlete (
1980 ,
1984 ).
[28]
13 August –
Ekaterina Yosifova , 81, educator and poet
[29]
28 August –
Kamen Kostadinov , 51, politician,
MP (2005–2009).
[30]
20 October –
Anton Donchev , 92, writer (
Time of Parting ).
[31]
21 October –
Milen Getov , 96, Bulgarian film director.
[32]
See also
References
^
"Bulgaria reports first official cases of Omicron" . bnr.bg . Retrieved 2022-01-08 .
^
"Bulgaria tightens travel restrictions as COVID infections surge" . euronews . 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-08 .
^
"Bulgaria's former PM Borissov detained after EU probes" . Reuters . 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Bulgaria's "Vazrazhdane" Political Party with Anti-NATO Protest in Sofia (VIDEO) - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency" . www.novinite.com . Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Bulgaria signals historic shift from Russian gas" . POLITICO . 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^ staff, The Sofia Globe (2022-03-26).
"Bulgaria's government says Covid epidemic declaration will not be extended beyond March 31" . The Sofia Globe . Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Gazprom informs Bulgaria it will halt gas supplies as of April 27" . Reuters . 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^ Strzelecki, Marek; Tsolova, Tsvetelia; Polityuk, Pavel (2022-04-27).
"Russia halts gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria" . Reuters . Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^ staff, The Sofia Globe (2022-04-28).
"Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry warns against travel to Moldova" . The Sofia Globe . Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Bulgaria sticks to plan to adopt the euro in 2024 amid coalition squabbles" . Reuters . 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"3 dead in Bulgaria as passenger train hits truck at crossing" . AP NEWS . 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^ Auto, Hermes (2022-06-10).
"Mystery plane puts east Europe air forces on alert | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^ Auto, Hermes (2022-06-23).
"Bulgarian government loses no-confidence vote, early elections loom | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Bulgaria reports first monkeypox cases" . Reuters . 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Bulgaria destroys naval mine off its Black Sea coast" . Reuters . 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"North Macedonia votes to resolve dispute with Bulgaria" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Bus crash kills at least 4 people in Bulgaria, officials say" . AP NEWS . 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Centre-right GERB party to win Bulgaria election: Exit poll" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved 2022-10-03 .
^ Дневник (2022-02-05).
"Почина Анани Явашев" . Dnevnik (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Почина легендата Нора Нова" . Novinite.bg (in Bulgarian). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Olympedia – Ivanka Hristova" . www.olympedia.org . Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^ Fakti.
"Почина прочутият композитор Михаил Големинов, син на Марин Големинов" . Fakti.bg - Да извадим фактите наяве (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^ Marica.bg (2022-03-08).
"На 47 г. почина Десислав Чуколов" . marica.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Почина Любомир Милчев - Денди" . bnr.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Georgi Atanasov died – the last living prime minister before November 10, 1989" . 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Почина Еньо Тодоров - олимпийски вицешампион по борба | Dnes.bg Новини" . www.dnes.bg . Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Последно сбогом с големия скулптор Величко Минеков (снимки)" . Impressio.bg (in Bulgarian). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Почина големият ни биатлонист и треньор Юри Митев" . www.24chasa.bg . Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Отиде си поетесата Екатерина Йосифова" . Impressio.bg (in Bulgarian). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Почина политикът от ДПС Камен Костадинов" . dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Почина големият писател Антон Дончев | Dnes.bg" . www.dnes.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
^
"Напусна ни кинорежисьорът Милен Гетов - Труд" . trud.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-11-17 .
19th century 20th century 21st century