The BNSI President will participate in the Conference on “Statistics for policymaking: Europe 2020”
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17th Census in Bulgaria was concluded
The 17th Population and Housing Census in Bulgaria was successfully concluded on February 28th, at 20h. It was conducted from 1st until 28th February 2011.
Main results of the Census 2011 carried out by Internet from 1st to 9th of February 2011 in Bulgaria
From 1st until 28th February 2011, the 17th Population and Housing Census is conducted in Bulgaria. This is the first census since the country is a member-state of the EU. For the first time Internet census is applied. Electronic census is accepted with a great interest and an extremely high participation rate is observed.
The total number of persons enumerated by Internet is 3 100 023 which presents 41.2% of the total number of persons living in Bulgaria.
Participation of the NSI President in summit meetings in Brussels
On 7th February 2011 the NSI President Assoc. Prof. Mariana Kotzeva will participate in two summit meetings at the European Commission in Brussels.
Bulgaria will apply for the status of a permanent observer in the Statistics Committee in OECD
On January 27th 2011 the Council of Ministers adopted a Decision approving the position of Bulgaria as a regular observer in the Statistics Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the determining of the President of the National Statistical Institute to represent the country in meetings of the Statistics Committee.
The President of the NSI will participate in a working meeting and a conference in Belgium
Working Meeting of the Directorate General for Regional Statistics of the European Commission
On 1st December 2010 the President of the NSI Assoc. Prof. Mariana Kotzeva will participate in the meeting of the Directorate General for Regional Policy at the European Commission in Brussels.
Russian experts on a consulting meeting to BNSI on retail trade statistics
Experts from the State Statistical Office of the Russian Federation (ROSSTAT), working in the field of retail trade statistics were on a three-day mission (30 November – 2 December 2010) to BNSI.
The President of NSI will take part in the 7th Meeting of the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC)
The President of NSI – Assoc. Prof. Mariana Kotzeva will take part in the 7th Meeting of the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC), which will be held on 18 November 2010 in Eurostat, Luxembourg.
According to the agenda, the Committee will take decisions on 7 comitology items – proposals for Commission Regulations as regards labour statistics, healthcare, social protection benefits and accidents at work.