“Making tangible progress in this area is no fiction, it is entirely possible. The political will and the financial means are there. This is a process that should not be seen as charity. It is time to put an end to division,” Dr. Helene Kortländer, director of the Friedrich Ebert foundation, Bulgaria said for the BNR.
By 2050 the Roma community in the country will reach around 1 million people, indicate data of the Friedrich Ebert foundation, or 24% of the population of Bulgaria, Dr. Helene Kortländer said further. Efforts must be made for the education of the Roma and their socialization, she added.
The Roma community now number 780,000, said Assoc. Prof. Georgi Burdarov. He pointed to the town of Straldzha near Yambol as a successful example of integration, where all Roma children go to school.
At an extraordinary meeting, the Central Election Commission (CIC) decided to accept, in parallel, the applications for participation in the election for parliament of the supporters of the honorary chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms..
Unidentified persons have broken into Bulgaria’s Consulate General in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The incident took place after work hours, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry says. The Ministry was alerted immediately and has granted permission to..
During working visits to Seoul and Tokyo, Bulgaria’s caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov is to sign agreements with South Korea and Japan, approved by the government a few days ago, on promoting cooperation in the sphere of nuclear and..
The number of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast during the summer season is the same as last year, according to data..
On Sunday, cloudiness will remain significant over most of the country, but only isolated places in the south-eastern regions will still see rain by..
Natural gas prices increase by 1.9% in September compared to the previous month. The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission set the price of natural gas..
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