More than 65,000 Bulgarians work in various fields of culture, which is about 2.3 per cent of total employment in the country. These are the latest figures from Eurostat for jobs in the field of culture in the EU in 2015, including journalists, writers, musicians, actors, artists, librarians, museum workers and other professionals in the cultural field.
According to this indicator, Bulgaria is at the same position as Portugal, while Romania is in the bottom of the list with 1.2 percent employment in the cultural field. The biggest percentage of people working in the sphere of culture is in Luxembourg - 4.4 percent, followed by Estonia, Sweden and Finland - 4 percent.
The trial of six Bulgarians accused of spying for Russia continues in the United Kingdom. The head of the "spy cell" Orlin Rusev and Biser Dzhambazov pleaded guilty. Three others - Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova and Tihomir..
Today's eighth attempt by the Bulgarian MPs to elect a speaker of the National Assembly also proved unsuccessful. At the beginning of the day, there was a ray of hope that this time the people's representatives would reach a..
Public attitudes towards HIV/AIDS in Bulgaria show that a quarter of Bulgarians are ready to keep friendships with HIV-positive people, BTA reported. Men are slightly more tolerant than women (28% versus 23%). The data are from a..
The average gross annual salary in Bulgaria in 2023 is 24,485 BGN (EUR 12,519) which is an increase of 15.3% compared to 2022, according to data from..
The due date for preventing the prospect of Borislav Sarafov taking the position of prosecutor general is drawing close, as is the deadline for..
During the night it will be cloudy with rainfalls in the western and central regions of Bulgaria, as snowfalls are possible in the..
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