At a conference on anti-Semitism at the Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv, Assoc. Prof. Rumyana Christidi, who is head of Jewish studies at Sofia University, presented Bulgaria’s experience in inter-ethnic relations.
“Relations between Jews and Bulgarians are very good, say 82% of the Jews and 73% of the Bulgarians. This creates conditions for integrity and a sense of security,” Assoc. Prof. Christidi said for the Israeli news agency TPS. According to the same survey, conducted by the Foreign Ministry, 83% of Bulgarians are positively disposed towards having Jews as their neighbours. 82% say Jews are well integrated into society. 91% of the Bulgarian Jews say they feel well integrated, and 88% say they feel safe in their daily lives.
An average of seven unemployed people are competing for one job across the country in 2024, according to the National Employment Agency. The unemployment rate in Bulgaria remained at 5.2% in October The strongest competition is in the..
Sofia will welcome the Christmas and New Year holidays with brilliant decorations in all areas of the city. A major highlight in the transformation of the capital will be the beautiful Christmas trees placed in key locations. The tallest among..
Overnight it will be mostly clear. Winds will weaken and die down in many areas. In the morning it will be cold, with minimum temperatures between minus 7 and minus 2°C, reaching minus 10°C in the valleys and around minus 9°C in Sofia. Tomorrow will be..
A quadripartite meeting of the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria and Romania in Budapest on 22 November made it clear that Austria would..
Overnight it will be mostly clear. Winds will weaken and die down in many areas. In the morning it will be cold, with minimum temperatures between minus..
The planned annual maintenance of Unit 6 of Bulgaria's only NPP, Kozloduy, has been completed. The unit was connected to the national grid at 10:07..
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