The National Statistical Institute (NSI) and UNICEF updated the Memorandum of Cooperation between the two institutions with the duration of the Country Programme 2023 - 2027 between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and UNICEF. The document was signed by the President of the National Statistical Institute, Assoc. Prof. Atanas Atanasov, PhD, and the representative of UNICEF Bulgaria, Christina de Bruin.
The President of the NSI, Assoc. Prof. Atanas Atanasov, PhD, awarded certificates to two interns who worked in the NSI under the IPA 2019 Multi-beneficiary statistical cooperation programme.
In connection with the campaign for the submission of the annual activity reports (AAR) of enterprises in 2022, we remind you that the system jointly established by the NSI and the NRA for the submission of annual activity reports continues to function, i.e. legal entities and individuals can submit their annual activity reports in one place. As before, this can be done electronically (on-line) in the NSI's Business Statistics Information System, available on the Internet at https://isbs.nsi.bg.
Between March and June 2023, the National Statistical Institute will conduct a survey ‘Statistics on Income and Living Conditions 2023’. A random sample of 9400 households distributed across all districts of the country will be selected. The selected households will be visited by specially trained interviewers for personal interviews and completion of two questionnaires. The first questionnaire concerns the household as a whole and the second questionnaire will collect information on each household member.
“This first mission of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Bulgaria was very successful and laid a very good foundation for future cooperation between Bulgaria and our organisation”, said Ms Asa Johansson, Deputy Director of the Statistics and Data Directorate at the Organsation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
On March 28, 2023, a three-day mission of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to the National Statistical Institute (NSI) begins. The purpose of the visit is a technical review of Bulgaria in the process of joining the international organisation.
From the beginning of April 2023, the National Statistical Institute starts a Household Budget Survey in newly selected households.
The survey is annual and it is included in the National Statistical Programme 2023. In the survey take part 3 060 randomly chosen households divided into three sub-samples each containing 1 020 households. During the April - June period households from each sub-sample are consistently included in the Household Budget Survey. Each household participates in the survey four times for a month during the 12-month period of the method of rotation sample.
Today, March 27, online voting begins for the presentations in the Public round of the European Statistics Competition for Students 2023 . Here you can get informed about the presentations and conceptual projects of the ten teams admitted to this stage of the competition. The task was to develop an idea for the implementation of a video on the topic: Well-Being.
Online voting has 25% weight in forming the final grade. In both age categories - A and B, two teams will be awarded, which will compete in the European round of the Competition.
World Theatre Day has been celebrated since 1962 on the initiative of the International Theatre Institute (International Theatre Institute ITI).
March 27 is the opening day of the Theatre of Nations season.
March 22 was declared World Water Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993. Since then, it has been celebrated with various events around the world.
This year, the UN initiative will go under the motto ‘Accelerating Change’.
The goal is to accelerate change to solve the water and sanitation crisis.
'... And because water affects us all, we need everyone to take action. That means you too! ...This is a once-in-a-generation moment for the world to unite around water. Play your part. Do what you can.' says the appeal published on the World Water Day website.