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2022, 20 July
Velingrad is a municipality located in southwestern Bulgaria, in Pazardzhik Province.
Approximately 10% of the... more
2021, 20 December
Within the framework of the Joint European Commission and Council of Europe ROMACT Programme, the Council of Europe is... more
2021, 15 October
Within the framework of the Joint European Commission and Council of Europe ROMACT Programme, the Council of Europe is... more
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According to estimates of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, approximately 784,041 Romani people revised in Bulgaria in 2020 representing 11.7% of the Bulgarian population. National Institute of Statistics mentions in a 2021 report that 58.8% of the Roma ethnic group (self-declared) are at risk of poverty.
In Bulgaria, ROMACT implementation started in the beginning of 2014.
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