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.
On Saturday, minimum temperatures in the country will range from 11 to 14°C, with a low of 12°C in Sofia. Morning fog is expected in the plains and valleys. The day will start sunny, but clouds and rain will develop over the mountains in western and..
President Rumen Radev will pay an official visit to Hungary on 25 and 26 May at the invitation of President Tamás Sulyok . The two will inaugurate the Bulgarian Cultural and Educational Centre in Budapest, built with the support of the Bulgarian and..
The European Commission has given Bulgaria and 15 other EU countries a two-month deadline to fully implement EU rules on road tolls for trucks, linking them to the vehicles' carbon dioxide emissions. Failure to comply will result in criminal..
On May 23, we celebrate World Turtle Day, the most endangered group of vertebrates on earth. Only two out of a total of 58 species of land..
"Only those who do not understand the cost of the devastation caused by ignorance can fear the cost of education. Bulgaria's enlightenment, faith and..
Clouds will break and decrease overnight, except in eastern Bulgaria. Light to moderate winds will blow from west-northwest. On Friday, 24 May, the..
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