“Employment recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic must become priority No.1 for the country,” Minister of Labour and Social Policy Galab Donev said in his address to the International Confederation of Labour.
In his words the quality of the workforce can be improved by offering more training opportunities, using digital technologies and developing new flexible forms of work and telework. Minister Donev announced that the 60/40 wage subsidy and job preservation scheme had cost over 1% of the GDP last year.
It was also announced that the government is planning a 2.5 billion Leva guarantee programme to help SMEs and the self-employed.
Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jets escorted a US B-52 strategic bomber as part of a joint training exercise with the US Air Force, the Ministry of Defense reported. The training took place on Monday, March 3, and the fighters were from the "Graf Ignatievo"..
On Thursday morning, visibility will be reduced in some areas of the plains, valleys and around water bodies. The minimum temperatures will range from minus 1°C to 2°C, for Sofia around minus 1°C. During the day, the weather will be mostly sunny and calm...
Minister of Interior Daniel Mitov has met with his colleagues from Romania - Cătălin Marian Predoiu, Croatia - Davor Bojinovic, and Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Minister for Migration and Asylum of Greece. It was pointed out that as..
The work of journalists from smaller media outlets in Bulgaria is particularly difficult, according to the annual report of the Council of Europe..
A just and lasting peace can be achieved through security for Ukraine and the EU . This was stated by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov after the end of..
Minister of Interior Daniel Mitov has met with his colleagues from Romania - Cătălin Marian Predoiu, Croatia - Davor Bojinovic, and..
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