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Circulatory diseases main cause of deaths in 2022: TÜİK
Circulatory system diseases were the main cause of deaths in Türkiye last year, the data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has shown.
Ukrainian Refugees increased Germany's Population by 1.3% last year
The large number of refugees from Ukraine who fled the war with Russia contributed to the increase in Germany's population by 1.3% last year, bringing the number of citizens in the EU's most populous country to 84.4 million people, the Associated Press reported.
Bulgaria: National Palace of Culture to light blue for World Refugee Day
The National Palace of Culture (NDK), in Sofia will be lit in the colour blue on the evening of 20 June to mark World Refugee Day. The initiative is part of UNHCR's, the UN Refugee Agency, marking of the international day to honour people who have been forced to flee.
It’s not all about us all the time
If tens of dead and hundreds of missing people off the Greek coast do not unite us even briefly, if we cannot hold a serious discussion on all the dimensions of mass migration, then we are in danger of losing all hope of agreement among ourselves.
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Camp life erodes young refugees’ thirst for learning
Insecurity, poor infrastructure and isolation are taking a toll on the will to learn of youngsters at refugee camps, according to educators.
The Average Life Expectancy in Bulgaria Decreases
The expected average life expectancy for the entire population of Bulgaria, calculated for the period 2020 - 2022, is 71.9 years, and compared to the previous period (2019 - 2021), it decreases by 1.7 years. This was announced today by the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
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The Birth Rate in Turkey is increasingly approaching the European Rate
The birth rate in Turkey decreased for the seventh year in a row, data for 2022 show, reaching 1.62 live births per woman, Anadolu Agency reported, citing a statement from the Turkish Statistical Institute - Turksat (Europe announced a value of 1.53 for 2021).
Refugees sought to fill job vacancies in tourism sector
Refugees are being sought to fill job vacancies in the tourism and agriculture sectors, the head of the employment service of a leading NGO has said.
Speaking at a job fair in Thessaloniki organized to connect refugees and employers, sociologist Mary Asvesta of Solidarity Now said refugees often take on hard and difficult jobs.
Life expectancy for Turkish citizens decreases to 77.7 years
Türkiye's life expectancy for citizens has decreased to 77.7 years, according to the latest report released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) on April 26.
Baby Fears: Population Anxiety Mustn’t be Resolved at Cost to Women’s Rights
Anxieties about "too few" people are particularly strong in Eastern Europe, where low fertility rates are compounded by high levels of emigration. As a result, country's populations have been shrinking, in some cases by more than 25 per cent since the early 1990s.