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Study visit to NSI in the field of statistics on tourism

Thursday, 1 March 2018 - 14:30
In the period 27 - 28 February, 2018 the National Statistical Institute hosts a two-day training, where experts from ‘Statistics on tourism and Business surveys’ Department acquainted their colleagues from the State Statistical Office of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with the Bulgarian experience in the field of statistics on tourism.

The study visit was organized within the framework of IPA 2015 Multi-Beneficiary Statistical Co-operation Programme of the European commission, with the beneficiary countries from Western Balkans and Turkey.

NSI won the ‘IT Project of the Year’ award

Thursday, 22 February 2018 - 12:10
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) is the winner of the ‘IT Project of the Year’ award in the field of ICT for 2017 Achievement Contest. At the traditional ceremony, Atanas Temelkov, Chairperson of the State e-Government Agency (SEGA), handed the prize to the Vice-President of the NSI Bogdan Bogdanov, PhD, in the ‘Central Administration’ category for the implementation of the ‘Building Macroeconomic statistics Information System - Financial statistics and non-financial national accounts’ project.

Mariana Kotzeva appointed Director General of Eurostat

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 - 17:25
Mariana Kotzeva was appointed Director General of Eurostat by the European Commission on 21 February 2018. She is not only the first Bulgarian Director-General of the European Commission but also the first woman at the helm of Eurostat.

Ms Kotzeva held the post of Acting Director-General of Eurostat from 1 January 2017. She joined Eurostat as a special adviser in 2012, becoming its Deputy Director-General in 2014.

The implementation of the Strategy for Development of the National Statistical System is extended until 2020

Wednesday, 7 February 2018 - 15:00
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.

In February 2018, the National statistical institute has started a survey on activities of community clubs

Thursday, 1 February 2018 - 10:00
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

Tuesday, 30 January 2018 - 11:45
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.