Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Meglena Kuneva: In 2020 one quarter of labour market in Bulgaria will be Roma

Meglena Kuneva
Photo: BGNES

In 2020 one quarter of the labour market in Bulgaria will consist of people of Roma origin. That was how Minster of Education Meglena Kuneva explained, in a televised interview, the idea of giving scholarships amounting to 30 euro, after selection, to Roma children who have made it to the 9th grade. 500,000 euro has been set aside for these scholarships, with around 60 percent coming from an international Roma fund.

“Children from Roma families have more problems to overcome to be able to stay in school,” Kuneva said. She added that more than 2,000 children drop out of school every year, most of them of Roma origin. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Sunshine, rising daytime temperatures expected on Monday

On Monday the weather will be mostly sunny, in the afternoon there will be scattered high clouds. Almost quiet weather is expected. Minimum temperatures will be mainly between minus 3°C and 2°C, slightly lower in the valleys of western Bulgaria, in..

published on 11/24/24 6:15 PM
Rumen Radev in Vietnam

President Radev meets with Vietnamese citizens who studied and worked in Bulgaria during his Vietnam visit

Rumen Radev's visit to Vietnam began with a meeting with the community of Vietnamese citizens who have studied and worked in Bulgaria - representatives of the Vietnam-Bulgaria Friendship Association. Hundreds of Vietnamese citizens are members of the..

published on 11/24/24 5:00 PM
MP Nadezhda Yordanova from PP-DB

PP-DB MP Yordanova: There is no agreement with GERB for a governing majority and posts

The deputy from "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" Nadezhda Yordanova has denied the information that an agreement was reached with GERB - SDS for the formation of a governing majority , on the basis of which Atanas Atanasov from the..

published on 11/24/24 4:01 PM