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.
''If a government is formed this week, I pledge to help the people quickly. This will happen only if we form a government'' , GERB leader Boyko Borisov said during a visit to the villages in the Veliko Tarnovo region affected by the hailstorm. "If..
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev is on an official visit to Montenegro at the invitation of his Montenegrin counterpart, Jakov Milatović, reported BTA. On June 17, the Bulgarian president and his wife, Desislava Radeva, will be welcomed by their..
A hydrogen bus and the first hydrogen electric car in Bulgaria will drive through the streets of Sofia, Pazardzhik and Stara Zagora in the coming days, the Bulgarian Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Energy Storage Association announced. The official opening..
A hydrogen bus and the first hydrogen electric car in Bulgaria will drive through the streets of Sofia, Pazardzhik and Stara Zagora in the coming days,..
I have good news for the voters of "We Continue the Change" - "Democratic Bulgaria". Without our participation in the consultations GERB leader Boyko..
Bulgaria is among the countries in Europe where the tiger mosquito, which carries viruses such as dengue and zika, has become established. This was..
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