AN ANALYSIS OF THE PENSION INSURANCE SYSTEM IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA WAS INTRODUCED AND DISCUSSED DURING A MEETING OF EMPLOYERS, TRADE UNIONS, PENS

A workshop on the current problems and necessary changes which should be introduced to the pension insurance system in the Republic of Bulgaria was conducted yesterday in the late afternoon at BIA. The meeting was organized by the members of AOBE - Association of Organizations of Bulgarian Employers - employers' organizations at a national level, namely the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA), the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA), the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Vuzrazdane Business Union and the Economic Initiative Union.

The participants in the meeting were introduced to research entitled "The Pension Insurance System in the Republic of Bulgaria - Current Problems and Necessary Changes" developed by experts from the AOBE organizations. It was conducted with the help of the International Labour Organization, Geneva, ACT/EMP. Experts from trade unions, universities, pension insurance companies, and the state administration entered the discussion eagerly by expressing expert positions related to the necessary changes in the pension insurance system.

The study is to be translated in English and presented during the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva in June this year.

The full text of the research can be downloaded in Bulgarian from the attachment below.

For more information:

Email: pr3@bia-bg.com

Tel. 02 932 09 41

Ms Emilia Stefcheva