How many Times were Diplomatic Relations between Russia and Bulgaria Severed
If we look at history, there are not many cases in which relations between Bulgaria and Russia at the state level were as bad as they are at the moment.
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Surveys about gloomy demographics - we have a surfeit of them. It is only rarely that they provoke thoughts, but we should never underestimate their power to provoke guilt. Young working people and pensioners both experienced a shudder of self-reproach as a new survey about the headlong fall in Bulgaria's demography was published this week.
Bulgaria is the youngest member of the European Union, yet it has the most grey-haired demographic picture, the latest survey showed. The number of working Bulgarians nearly equals the number of pensioners, who steadily exceed the number of babies born.
The burden on the social security system is getting heavier, experts say, but fail to provide solutions to the problems that this will trigger. The state may force people to retire a few years later, but this will hardly make up for the shortage of young workers. The social security system, in its turn, will fail to take care of the increasing numbers of pensioners.
The dynamics in demography has been the same for quite a time already and the figures are hardly debated in Bulgaria. And even if they were debated, it is unlikely that Bulgarians would start making babies because of statistics.
It is a rule, however, that the individual knows how to tackle the future, while the state as a whole does not. Small wonder another survey showed that Bulgarians are among the quickest to find their feet and adapt to new environment after moving to live in a EU member state. Sadly, at the expense of their national identity.
Bulgaria is the youngest member of the European Union, yet it has the most grey-haired demographic picture, the latest survey showed. The number of working Bulgarians nearly equals the number of pensioners, who steadily exceed the number of babies born.
The burden on the social security system is getting heavier, experts say, but fail to provide solutions to the problems that this will trigger. The state may force people to retire a few years later, but this will hardly make up for the shortage of young workers. The social security system, in its turn, will fail to take care of the increasing numbers of pensioners.
The dynamics in demography has been the same for quite a time already and the figures are hardly debated in Bulgaria. And even if they were debated, it is unlikely that Bulgarians would start making babies because of statistics.
It is a rule, however, that the individual knows how to tackle the future, while the state as a whole does not. Small wonder another survey showed that Bulgarians are among the quickest to find their feet and adapt to new environment after moving to live in a EU member state. Sadly, at the expense of their national identity.
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