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In 2017, the National Statistical Institute continued to implement successfully its Policy for development of cooperation with the European Neighbourhood Policy - East countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine). After last year’s course entitled ‘Introduction to the Theory and Organization of Statistical Surveys’ which was attended by 12 young statisticians from the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, this year the geography of the participating countries was expanded.

Young women in the EU leave home 2 years earlier than men on average. Have you ever wondered how your living conditions and habits compare to the opposite sex or your peers in other European countries? Get a first taste in this short video! For a complete analysis, stay tuned for a new Eurostat digital publication to be released on 18 October!

 

On 5 and 6 October 2017 in Paris, France, the Deputy President of the National Statistical Institute Diana Yancheva will participate in a conference of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the topic ‘The role of Official Statistics in an evolving communication society’. The event is organised under the auspices of the OECD Committee on Statistics and Statistical Policy with the aim to address the challenges faced by national statistical offices in a rapidly evolving world and help develop new communication strategies for national statistics.

How have consumption and average coffee prices, as well as imports and production, changed during the past 15 years, you can learn from the new infographics prepared by the National Statistical Institute on the International Coffee Day - 1^st October.

 

The National Statistical Institute hosts a training of 24 young statisticians from the Republic of Armenia, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Republic of Ukraine organized jointly with the Centre for Statistical Studies at the University of National and World Economy - Sofia. The training is carrying out in the framework of the Programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria ‘Building of Administrative capacity and democratic institutions’.

How many Bulgarians travelled abroad in 2016 and how many foreign tourists visited Bulgaria? Find out in this infographic prepared by the National Statistical Institute. To discover the most popular destinations of these two groups, access the full article:

 

Between 20 and 22 September 2017 in Budapest, Hungary, the President of the National Statistical Institute Sergey Tsvetarsky will take part in three consecutive high-level European events in the field of statistics.

On September 15^th - the first school day in Bulgaria, the National Statistical Institute presents the new infographics that show in an interesting and funny way dynamics in education from the early 20^th century to the present day. 

 

Between 7 and 9 September 2017 a sports tournament was held for the staff members of the National Statistical Institute at the NSI Training Centre in the village of Slivek.

The first meeting of the Council Working Party on Statistics under the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which is also the first meeting of the Trio Presidency Estonia-Bulgaria-Austria, will be held on 19 July 2017 in Brussels, Belgium.