More than 56% of Bulgarian teachers are ready to take national strike action, 17% are ready to go on a warning strike. According to 10% of teachers, the school year should not finish if there is no increase in their salaries, indicate data of a national survey conducted by Syndicate “Education” with Podkrepa Confederation of Labor.
Nearly 70% of the respondents expect a 30% increase in teachers' salaries after the adoption of the 2023 state budget. 25% of the polled agree to a 20% increase. Most of them demand that the salaries increase retroactively- from January 1, 2023. In the first quarter of 2023, the average gross salary in Bulgaria’s education sector is EUR 940, the National Statistical Institute said.
Acting Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov has highlighted the need to accelerate the modernisation of the armed forces as a top priority. "The Ministry of Defence continues to focus its efforts on the implementation of projects for the rearmament of the..
According to the timetable approved by the caretaker cabinet, the National Children's Hospital will be ready in May 2028 - nine months earlier than originally planned, Caretaker Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova said. BGN 100 million have been..
Every third crime in Bulgaria is a traffic crime. This is one of the findings of the study "Trends and Prevention of Road Transport Crime", which was presented to the Criminology Research Council of the Ministry of Justice. It shows that the..
The acquisition of the Himars artillery missile systems is unfortunately not part of the immediate prospects of the Bulgarian Army, the Deputy Chief..
From 4 to 8 June, the Danube town of Silistra will host the 62nd National Conference of Archaeologists in Bulgaria. Papers will be presented on the..
Holding final school exams online – this is one of the proposals from the package put forward by the Ministry of Education and Science for amendments to..
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