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Often, when we think about the cities in Bulgaria, we assume that the larger ones, where there is a visible concentration of people and economic activity, are necessarily regional. However, this is not the case - in our country there are also examples of non-regional cities with a significant population, even larger than that of some of the 28 regional centers. Today we focus on three such cities and their adjacent municipalities - Kazanlak, Asenovgrad and Dimitrovgrad - and compare them with their regional "equivalents" in terms of population - Kardzhali, Vratsa, Razgrad.

The mechanism for fixing the minimum wage to the average is entering its second year, and we already know its level for 2025 - at least if there is no political decision to cancel the rule by the end of the year. At this stage, there are no particular observed changes in the labor market as a result of the introduction of the formula, but the large regional and sectoral differences in the effect of the minimum wage require rethinking the model to introduce more factors.

For another year, access to both specialist and general practitioners has worsened in most areas. Easy access to specialist care is generally associated with higher quality of health care services.

Mathematical skills, knowledge and abilities are very important both on a domestic, everyday level for the individual, and generally for productivity in the economy. They are a necessary prerequisite for adequate decision-making, risk assessment, creation of products and services with high added value. Mathematics supports thinking, is the basis of high achievements in the sciences, and even in the arts it has its importance for orientation in space, for judgments of scales and proportions. Mathematics is the essence of financial analysis and entrepreneurial decision making, whether in digital or analog reality.

The economies of Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo see strong growth in 2022, led by the good performance of the manufacturing industry. This process is accompanied by an almost universal growth of investment activity. The labor markets noted a slight negative dynamic, but generally remain one of the most favorable in Northern Bulgaria, with low unemployment and high employment. Quality education and a good educational structure remain among the region's key advantages, while negative demographic dynamics and aging remain the main medium-term challenge.

Funding of hospitals in our country is carried out through clinical pathways - we remind you that this is a mechanism for payment for a service by the funding body (the National Health Insurance Fund) to medical institutions, which defines a set of actions for diagnosis and treatment of persons with a certain disease or condition.

One of the main factors predetermining the discrepancy between vocational education and the profile of the economy is the underrepresented training through work in a real work environment (dual training). Of nearly 40,000 students who started their vocational education in the current school year, just over 3,000 are in a dual form of education. This is only 8% of the future specialists with an acquired professional qualification.