ETTW – country profile – BULGARIA

ETTW – COUNTRY PROFILES AND EXPATS

Overview

Date: 25 October 2019

Country: BULGARIA

Number of expats:

  • Bulgarian expats abroad: 1,1 million
  • EU/EEA citizens in Bulgaria: 13.105

Government and expats:

  • Politically responsible for relations with Bulgarian expats abroad:

Vice-President of Bulgaria, Mrs. Iliana Iotova

( ex-member of the Council of Europe )

  • State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad: the executive level

Web: www.aba.government.bg ( in Bulgarian )

e-mail: aba@aba.government.bg

tel. : 00359 2 935 0650

Expat organisations and associations:

  • NGO “Pan Europe” – Mrs. Gergana Passy – gerganapassy@gmail.com
  • ABSA ( Bulgarian Schools abroad ): Mr. Boian Koulov – bkoulov@gmail.com
  • TSCBA ( Temporary Social Council of Bulgarians Abroad )

Mr. Dimiter Ivanov – dimeter.ivanov@outlook.com

Personal contacts:

Expat related websites:

  • IBNA ( Independent Balkan News Agency )
  • The Sofia Globe

NJT – 25 10 2019