In 1992 the UN General Assembly proclaimed 3rd December as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The aim is to motivate politicians and institutions to provide these people with access to the common architectural environment, to the general education system, to the common labour market as well as to information. …
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Virtual discussion on the needs and recommendations in the vocational education and training system on 25 November 2021 in Sofia
Mrs. Valentina Zartova, who is ESC member from Group I, took part in a virtual discussion on the needs and recommendations in the vocational education and training system on 25 November 2021. The discussion was organized by the Human Resources Development Center and Bulgarian National VET Team. It was also attended by representatives of the state institutions, business and national VET experts.
Annual Meeting of the Economic and Social Councils of the EU and the EESC on 22-23 November 2021 in Paris
The President of the Bulgarian Economic and Social Council (ESC) Zornitsa Roussinova presented to her European colleagues the ESC Strategic Priorities for 2021-2025 the period and she highlighted the role of the Council in shaping the public policy, especially in relation to …
Zornitsa Roussinova: The decline in youth employment due to the pandemic is almost 9%
„The trend is alarming and unfortunately in the recent months our attention was mainly focused on dealing with the Covid-19 crisis, the health problem, the economic problem, electricity prices, the political crisis. Despite the good economic indicators, which Bulgaria had before the crisis …
ESC President Zornitsa Roussinova: A possibility for active participation of youth organizations in the Council should be discussed
Study mathematics, listen to the young people and give them a chance – these were some of the messages at the #BeEurope Youth Forum, organized by the Bulgarian Economic and Social Council. The EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel noted how important is the critical thinking and …
THE EFFECTS OF TELEWORK
The Labour, Income, Living Standards and Industrial Relations Commission considered at its meeting a draft opinion of the ESC on the effects of the implementation of telework in Bulgaria. The members of the commission confirmed the relevance of the topic, which refers to the challenges faced by employers and workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They stressed that the...
ESC IS ELABORATING OPINION ON THE EU STRATEGY FOR ENERGY SYSTEM LIBERALISATION AND INTEGRATION
The Standing Economics Commission of the Economic and Social Council under the chairmanship of RadosvetRadev in cooperation with the Standing Social Policy Commission chaired by Dr. Ivan Kokalov will elaborate an opinion on the topic "EU Strategy for Energy System Liberalisation and Integration - Tasks and Prospects for Bulgaria. Effect on Energy Poverty and Measures to...
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AWARDS THE KARIN DOM FOUNDATION
The Karin Dom Foundation is a Bulgarian non-governmental organisation awarded by the European Economic and Social Committee in its traditional competition for civil society. This year the theme of the competition was "Civil Society vs. COVID-19". The EESC has announced that the award will be an exclusive, one-off award, replacing its traditional Civil Society Award. The aim...
