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Experts from the Department of Statistics of Jordan are on a study visit at the National Statistical Institute. The visit is funded by the EC, under the Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX) for implementation of the acquis, within the framework of which is provided a short-term technical assistance in the form of seminars, study visits and expert missions. It will be held from 18 to 22 June 2012.

The President of NSI Reneta Indjova, Ph.D. will participate in the 13^th meeting of the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC), to be held on 23-24 May 2012 at Eurostat, Luxembourg. ESSC consults the Commission on issues related to the coordination and priorities of the European Statistical Programme, further development of the Code of Practice, reduction of response burden, statistical confidentiality and methodological issues, arising from the establishment and implementation of statistical programmes.

Delegation of the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, lead by its Head Mr. Isa Krasniqi, is on a two-day visit, 26 and 27 April 2012, to the National Statistical Institute. The main purpose of the visit is to study the NSI’s experience in the preparation and conduction of the population and housing census in 2011.

On April 9, 2012 National Statistical Institute begin a new survey in the context of which will be collected information for the market of agricultural land and rental payments in agriculture.

The new President of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) Reneta Indjova met with the former President of the institution Assoc. Prof. Mariana Kotzeva to accept the post and was officially introduced to the top management of NSI. At the meeting the President presented her vision for future work and outlined priority commitments.

Winner of the “Computerworld Bulgaria” newspaper’s competition entitled “IT project of 2011” in the category “Public Organisations” became the Census Information System implemented by the National Statistical Institute. The award was presented at official ceremony in the Sheraton Sofia Hotel by Mr. Nikola Nyagolov, chairman of the jury and senior manager of “Consultancy, Management and Information Technology” at KPMG, Bulgaria.

The National Statistical Institute has published the Release Calendar for the results of statistical surveys in 2012, which can be found under “Products and Services” Section in the NSI website at:

https://old.nsi.bg/pageen.php?P=179&SP=317.

The National Statistical Institute publishes data on three new indicators, based on the Labour Force Survey, which aim is to describe more detailed different categories of persons according to their labour market attachment.

The indicators have been developed by Eurostat in cooperation with EU Member States. The indicators cover:

• underemployed part-time workers;

• potential additional labour force, consisting of:

- persons seeking work but not immediately available;