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On 9 February 2023, in Luxembourg, the Directors-General of EU National Statistical Institutes gathered for a high-level workshop on the topic: "Data Governance Act - Challenges and Opportunities for National Statistical Institutes".

The meeting discussed issues of access to public data and private holders’ databases to be used for statistical purposes.

The summarized results of the implementation of the Data Governance Act in the field of official statistics in individual countries were presented.

On this date, lovers send valentines in the shape of hearts, cards, and flowers to each other. St. Valentine's Day was a much-loved holiday originally in Catholic countries, but nowadays it is gaining popularity all over the world.

The name of the holiday comes from a Christian martyr named Valentine, who lived in the 3rd century.

On this day in 1946, the United Nations radio first sounded. On the initiative of UNESCO, 65 years later, the United Nations General Assembly adopted in 2012 the date of February 13 as World Radio Day.

The theme of the 12th edition of World Radio Day in 2023 is ‘Radio and Peace’.

‘... since wars begin in the minds of men, the defense of peace must be built in the minds of men’, says the UNESCO Constitution. 

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) and the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the two institutions. The document was signed by the President of the NSI, Assoc. Prof. Atanas Atanasov, PhD, and the President of the BIA, Dobri Mitrev. The event was also attended by the two Vice Presidents of the BIA, Maria Mincheva and Stanislav Popdonchev, as well as the Director of the Multi-Domain Statistics, Methodology and Cooperation Directorate at the NSI, Antoaneta Ilkova.

Trifon Zarezan (Day of the Vinegrower) is a Bulgarian folk holiday in honour of St. Trifon. It is celebrated on February 1 or February 14  (old style) and marks the beginning of the spring cycle of agricultural work related to the cultivation of vineyards. The main ritual is pruning, which rejuvenates the plantation and ensures a healthy and fruitful harvest.

With regard to a statement by a person claiming to be a former employee of the National Statistical Institute on the air of Nova TV that he was attacked by a colleague and that the NSI is covering up the case, we should note that his claims are manipulative and largely untrue.

In October 2022, we received a report of a conflict between two NSI employees, as a result of which an investigation was immediately appointed and the institutions with jurisdiction were referred. The NSI management immediately took the following actions in the case:

On January 21, 1 756 obstetricians and 3 264 midwives who helped 58 678 babies come into the world in 2021 are celebrating.

We all owe a debt of gratitude to the people who have contributed to the development of maternity care in our country.

Happy holiday!

January 13 is the Day of Bulgarian Cinema.

On this date in 1915, the first screening of the first Bulgarian feature film, ‘Bulgarian is a Gallant’, took place. It was directed by Vasil Gendov, who also played the role of Bulgaran.

In 2005, the day was declared a professional holiday for cinema workers and an official day of Bulgarian cinema.

The President of the National Statistical Institute Assoc. Prof. Atanas Atanasov, PhD and the Minister of Youth and Sports Vesela Lecheva signed an Agreement on cooperation and strategic partnership in the exchange of information. The document regulates the provision of statistical data by the NSI and the information systems of the MYS, metadata and methodologies, as well as the possibility of conducting additional statistical research and ensuring access of the NSI to the information systems and registers of the MYS in accordance with the Law on Statistics.

“I strongly believe that events such as the meeting today are crucial for improving the production process in statistics and thus, will have a positive impact on the quality of the official statistics along with the increasing user confidence in it.” Assoc. Prof.