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Context analysis

Bulgaria. Context analysis. Sofia - central position on the Balkans; Western Bulgaria – in the Sofia Valley, surrounded by mountains on all sides; Average altitude - 550 metres ; Numerous mineral and thermal springs ; Proximity to national borders;

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Context analysis

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  1. Bulgaria Context analysis

  2. Sofia - central position on the Balkans; Western Bulgaria – in the Sofia Valley, surrounded by mountains on all sides; Average altitude - 550 metres; Numerous mineral and thermal springs; Proximity to national borders; Sofia has an area of 1344 km2 Geographical area of interest

  3. The biggest and most dynamic center Half of the foreign investments Provides one third of the overall tax revenues into the state budget Economic and productive system

  4. classification of economic activities

  5. number and size of firms

  6. Produced added value, GDP per capita

  7. Agriculture oriented at the beginning of 20th century; Priority development were basic industries - energy, metals, machinery, electrical and electronic industry, chemical industry. Building of big construction companies in Sofia and the surrounding villages In 1989, over 15% of companies in the electrical and electronic industries and over 14% of the enterprises of the chemical industry were concentrated in Sofia. Sharp increase in the number of industry and construction employees - 25% of the total for the country. Unreasonable territorial concentration of industry in the capital. Significant changes in the industrial development of the metropolitan economy took place after 1990 - market organization, qualitative changes in the structure of industry and construction. Gradually the share of processing industries declined, industry employees dropped by more than 50%. Industry retains its national importance. 70% of ferrous metals in the country, 17% of the production of electrical and electronic engineering, 13% of the production of mechanical engineering, 10% of the production of pulp and paper industry, 20% of the flour, 9 % of the industrial production of building materials and more. Area economic and industrial history

  8. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF SOFIA Main demographic indicators for Sofia: • Population - 1,249,798, which is 1/6 of the population of Bulgaria. Of these, 594,449 men and 655,349 women. • Birth rate - 12.3 ‰ to 10.7 ‰ for the country. • Total mortality rate - 12.1 ‰, 14.2 ‰ for the country. • Natural population growth in Sofia - ‰ 0.2 • Population density 936 people live on 1 sq. km. Age structure of the population in Sofia: • Average of 40.5 years (41.8 years on average for Bulgaria). • Reduction of the share of younger generation (10-14 year olds) • Increasing rate in the number of elderly people (over 65). Social system and demography

  9. Pre-crisis Stratified statistical data on employment and unemployment

  10. In-crisis Emplyment rate

  11. In-crisis Unemployment rate by sex

  12. In-crisis Unemployment rate by region

  13. Permanent Temporary types of labourcontracts available

  14. Labour legislation The Labour Code is the principal legislative source regulating the legal relationship between the employer and the employee. Bulgarian citizens Citizens of the EU European Economic Area citizens Bulgarian employers abroad Laws for the employment

  15. Ministry of Labour and Social Policy National Employment Agency National Council for Tripartite Co-operation Human Resources Development Agencies Vocational Education and Training Centres active outplacement Agencies in the area

  16. Measures concerning flexible work • part-time employment for a longer period (6 months), • “specific” leave due to manufacturing reasons (increased duration of unpaid leave under certain conditions) • temporarily assign the employee to other work for a longer duration; Measures concerning skills enhancement • provision of training of employees in part-time employment (2010); Measures supporting wages and domestic demand • subsidisingthe wages of workers who have gone on part-time employment • abolishing the upper limit of the unemployment benefit; Measures supporting direct employment • subsidisingemployment programmes for the unemployed • measures for the most vulnerable groups on the labour market – youths, disabled, low-skilled, etc.; Amendments to the Employment Promotion Law • a decrease in the sanction period for registration renewal •increasing the quality of the rendered public employment services • increasing the subsidised period for probation of youths, • introduction of subsidised employment on “green jobs”. intervention strategies

  17. National budget - EUR 250.5 million Co-financed by OP HRD projects. Updated Employment Strategy of the Republic of Bulgaria for the period 2013–2020 Sources of funding for outplacement

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