Parliament has approved amendments to the Labour Migration and Labour Mobility Act, thus extending access opportunities to the Bulgarian labour market for citizens of third countries.
Access to the labour market for workers who are citizens of third countries is permitted provided over the previous 12 months, the total number of citizens from third countries working for the local employer does not exceed, for big enterprises, 20 percent of the average number of Bulgarian citizens who have entered into an employment relationship, citizens of other EU countries, of countries of the Agreement on the European Economic Area or citizens of Switzerland, and for SMEs – 35 percent. At the same time the requirement for employers to conduct a preliminary labour market study before hiring third country workers is waived.
Women in management positions in Bulgaria are increasing, although they remain fewer than men. In 2023, their number reached 68,000 - 3,200 more than the previous year, according to the government-approved Gender Equality Report 2023. Last..
The Bulgarian government has approved additional funds in the amount of up to BGN 112,000 under the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 2024. The funds are for the Executive Agency for Bulgarians Abroad under the Minister of Foreign Affairs to..
Inflation in Bulgaria slowed down in September to 1.2 percent from 2.1 percent in August , hitting the lowest level since March 2021, data from the National Statistics Institute showed. Compared to August, there is a deflation of 1%, after the 8th month..
It is our intention that even with the 2025 budget, defense spending will reach a higher level than 2.5% of the Gross Domestic Product, said the Deputy..
On October 17 and 18, 2024, an international scientific conference titled " Southeast Europe Silversmithing: Artisans, Donors and the Idea of Piety in..
On October 16 and 17, President Rumen Radev will pay an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina at the invitation of the Chairman of the Presidency of..
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