Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria’s labour market is facing a shortage of skills rather than simply a shortage of workers, said Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova in an interview with Bulgarian National Television (BNT) on Friday.
Over the past three years, Bulgaria has brought in more than 108,000 workers from third countries, she said, adding that employers are increasingly looking abroad because nearly half of those registered with labour offices are low-skilled.
Efremova described Bulgaria’s unemployment rate as “unhealthily low” and said labour imports were inevitable given the growing demand for workers with specific skills.
She also said the government had initially faced difficulties ensuring that all social insurance payments under the 2026 State Social Insurance Budget would be fully guaranteed, but stressed that the most vulnerable groups would continue to receive pensions, maternity, unemployment and other benefits on time.
The minister said Progressive Bulgaria had never proposed shortening maternity leave and noted that discussions would continue next year on measures to strike a better balance while protecting mothers.
She added that the planned introduction of personal social insurance contributions for civil servants from August 1 would not reduce their net income.
Efremova also said lifting the pension cap was not currently under discussion, although increasing it was being considered.
On residential care for older people, she said Bulgaria has 81 state-delegated care homes accommodating more than 3,000 residents, with five more facilities due to open this year. Bulgaria Has Brought In 108,000 Third-Country Workers over Past Three Years 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-13 07:15:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
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