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Bulgaria: youth, 22% neither working nor studying
Balkan country ranked 1st in the EU with regard for this index
20 May, 09:30
(ANSA) - SOFIA, MAY 19 - Almost a quarter of Bulgarian youth, that is 22%, are neither studying nor working. This alarming percentage was reported today in Sofia during a forum organized by UNICEF. Labour and Social Affairs Minister Ivaylo Kalfin said that ''Bulgaria is ranked first in the EU with regard to this index''. About 167,670 young people out of 751,900 youth aged 15-24 ''live without doing anything at all'', while the average in EU countries is around 12.9%. ''It is a very serious issue: you usually find these youth in small villages and among ethnic minorities, mostly among the Roma minority'', Kalfin added. (ANSA).
