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The implementation of the Strategy for Development of the National Statistical System is extended until 2020
Today, on February, 7, 2018, at its regular meeting, the Council of Ministers adopted the updated Strategy for Development of the National Statistical System of the Republic of Bulgaria and extended its action until 2020.
The Strategy reflects national and European needs and is in line with the priorities laid down in the European Statistical Programme (ESP) for the period 2013-2017. The decision meets the newly adopted Regulation (EU) No 2017/195, according to which the duration of the ESP is extended to 2020.
NSI to present a report of the Bulgarian Presidency at the European Statistical System Committee
The President of the National Statistical Institute Sergey Tsvetarsky and the Deputy President Diana Yancheva will participate in the 36th meeting of the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC), which will take place on 8 February 2018 at Eurostat, Luxembourg.
In February 2018, the National statistical institute has started a survey on activities of community clubs
The National statistical institute (NSI) has started a survey on the activities of community clubs in 2017. The survey covers all community clubs on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. The survey is conducted every five years and is included in the National Statistical Programme for 2018.
Reporting units receive a notification letter by email from NSI Headquarters or by ordinary mail from the “Statistical surveys” departments to the relevant Regional Statistical Offices.
527 students from Bulgaria will participate in the first European Statistics Competition
A total of 527 Bulgarian students, spread in 194 teams, declared their willingness to participate in the first European Statistics Competition.
Participants from the eleven European countries in which the competition will take place are a total of 6 300, distributed in 2 366 teams.
According to the competition regulation, the teams are composed of up to three students, but even self-participation is allowed. It is important for each team to have a mentor-teacher. 16 Bulgarian students have expressed a desire to compete on their own.
NSI President Sergey Tsvetarsky is chairing the CWPS during the next six months
The President of the NSI Sergey Tsvetarsky chaired the first meeting of the Council Working Party on Statistics under the Bulgarian Presidency on 24 January in Brussels, Belgium.
The Report on the activities of the NSI in 2017 and the National Statistical Programme for 2018 were adopted
On January 11, 2018 at its regular meeting, the Council of Ministers by a decision adopted the Report on implementation of the National Statistical Programme and the activities of NSI in 2017 and the National Statistical Programme for 2018.
Eurostat publishes infographic on Bulgaria
On the occasion of the official launch of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Eurostat has published an infographic with interesting statistics on Bulgaria in comparison to the EU.
The infographic can be accessed here.
