Elderly people are increasingly becoming a valuable asset on the labour market, said Minister of Labour and Social Policy Biser Petkov in parliament today.
According to National Social Security Institute data, at the end of 2018 there were over 197,000 pensioners receiving retirement pensions who continue to work and pay social security contributions, Minister Petkov said. The increase in the employment rate among elderly persons has been a consistent trend since 2012.
According to the National Statistical Institute the employment rate among people aged 55 to 64 has gone up by 15 percent – from 45.7 percent in 2012 to 60.7 percent in 2018.
The highest declared income for last year amounts to 70 million Leva (EUR 35 . 785 million ) , indicate National Revenue Agency data after the end of the tax accounting period in this country and the announcement of the incomes of natural..
Caretaker Minister of Interior Kalin Stoyanov promised an increased police presence at predetermined locations on election day, 9 June, when elections will be held for National Assembly and for European Parliament. The police will be stationed at..
The legendary Orient Express train, running on route Paris-Istanbul, arrives today at the Central Railway Station in the city of Ruse. According to the schedule, the train described by Agatha Christie should arrive from Romania and..
In different cities of the country with military rituals, wreath laying and other events, Bulgarians honoured the memory of the emblematic poet and..
For the first time in the history of Mexico, a female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is at the head of the country. "For the first time..
The 13th edition of the Night of the Stars show, organized by the Encho Keryazov Foundation and dedicated to the talented children of Bulgaria, took place..
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