According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the number of Bulgarians who have emigrated abroad is about 2 million. We know very little about Bulgarian emigration and need a unified information system to monitor these processes, said sociologist Boryana Dimitrova of Alpha Research. Data cited by her differ from the figures of Minister of Social Affairs Denitsa Sacheva. Speaking at a round table organized by the Bulgarian Chevening Associaton and the British Embassy on demographic issues and the labor market, Minister Sacheva said emigrants were 1.3 million. Economic reasons are the biggest factor in emigration, Boryana Dimitrova says. The largest Bulgarian diasporas are in Germany, the USA, Spain, Canada and Turkey, statistics show.
On Saturday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 5 and 10°C, around 5°C in Sofia. The morning will be sunny. In the afternoon it will be cloudy in the mountains, where rain and snow will fall, and sunny in the east. Maximum temperatures..
An emergency epidemic situation will not be introduced in the country due to the spread of pertussis (whooping cough), as this is not necessary. This was announced by the chief state health inspector, Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev...
With the votes of GERB-SDS and PP-DB, the parliament rejected the request for a debate on the report of the temporary committee to investigate corruption practices in the "Customs" Agency and the possible role of the former finance..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with..
Nearly 400 cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been registered in the country. We are at the beginning of a nationwide epidemic, Chief State Health..
The National Assembly removed its chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov from office. His dismissal was proposed by We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria,..
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