Bulgaria has repeatedly reiterated that the creation of conditions for free self-identification and respect for the rights of citizens of North Macedonia considering themselves Bulgarian i s of fundamental importance, reads the position of..
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has discussed Sofia-Skopje relations with EU Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi. In the talks with North Macedonia, the government defends Bulgaria's positions and for the first time has serious support..
The census in North Macedonia conducted in September 2021 shows that just 3504 people identified themselves as Bulgarians, said Apostol Simovski, director of the State Statistical Institute in North Macedonia. At the same..
The population of Bulgaria amounts to 6,520,314 people, the National Statistical Institute announced. This country’s population has decreased by 844,000 people as compared to the previous census in 2011. This is the largest decrease ever recorded...
The National Census 2021 has finished. The campaign covered 82% of the population or 5,657,000 people, Sergei Tsvetarski, director of the National Statistical Institute – NSI, said. More than 2.4 million Bulgarians took part in the..
74.8% of the Bulgarian population was counted 5 days before the end of the National Census campaign , said the director of the National Statistical Institute Sergei Tsvetarski. By October 4, the enumerators have reported 2 million 771 thousand..
The deadline for the electronic population census expires on September 30, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) reports . The number of those counted electronically is already over 2,290,000, Sergei Tsvetarski, head of the NSI, told the BNR. About..
The population census software has not been certified for network and information security, Krasimir Simonski of the State e-Government Agency says . The National Statistical Institute said hacker attacks were the reason behind..
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has extended the deadline of the electronic census until the end of September. So far, 1 million people have already taken part in it. According to Sergei Tsvetarski, head of the National Statistical..
Only three regional cities - Sofia, Plovdiv and Kardzhali, out of a total of 28 have increased their population in the last 10 years , BTA reports. According to the National Statistical Institute, the number of inhabitants has increased in 23 more..
