/Pogled.info/ The demographic crisis is still reversible, provided we take action today. Tomorrow will be too late, think the participants in the discussion forum
By the end of the century, Bulgarian civilization may disappear. The demographic crisis is still reversible, provided we act today. Tomorrow will be late. The participants in the discussion forum organized by the Strategic Institute for National Policies and Ideas (SINPI) on the topic “The demographic crisis – causes, factors, dynamics” gathered around this.
According to the chairman of SINPI, Kaloyan Pargov, demography is the problem of problems.
The Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria Iliana Yotova made an opening speech.
The speaker of the National Assembly, Rosen Zhelyazkov, delivered a congratulatory address to the forum.
The discussion was attended by the President Georgi Parvanov (2002-2012), the chairman of NSI Prof. Atanas Atanasov and Magdalena Kostova, Prof. Andrey Zahariev and Prof. Stoyan Prodanov from the Academy of Economics in Svishtov, Prof. Georgi Burdarov from SU “Kliment Ohridski” and Assoc. Prof. Haralan Alexandrov from the NBU, the executive director of the NSORB Silvia Georgieva, Dr. Lili Elenkova, as well as the members of SINPI: Prof. Arch. Ivan Danov, Daniela Vezieva, Plamen Milev, Ivan Krastev, Hristo Gospodinov and Hristo Monev.
The moderator of the forum was Yuriy Aslanov.
“The main task of all politicians and all institutions is the preservation of the Bulgarian nation. This is the task of tasks today and how to solve it”, Pargov was categorical.
According to him, the demographic crisis is going full force – depopulation, bleeding of the nation and obliteration.
“I am using the presence of the vice president of the Republic of Bulgaria to propose that a structure be created for the presidential institution, which would gather the scientific, managerial and administrative potential with a view to creating a long-term strategy that would be an intersection point of understanding for all political forces,” he said Pargov.
According to him, the demographic process is inertial. “In order to be able to reap the fruits of the measures taken after 10 years, we must immediately start working”, believes the chairman of SINPI Kaloyan Pargov.
“The scale of the demographic crisis is not large, everything is in our hands. Indicators can very quickly begin to improve and change, as long as there is an understanding of the essence of the problem, of the dangerous trends that the problem gives rise to – the threat of the disappearance of Bulgarian civilization from the world map,” Yuriy Aslanov believes.
He believes that politicians should be aware that if they do not take action now, they themselves are cutting the branch they are sitting on.
Prof. Arch. Ivan Danov pointed out that the regional development of the country is an extremely important element for demography.
He noted that the problem with the secondary roads of the country, which are a prerequisite for the economic activity of the population, is absolutely neglected.
Danov also raised the question that the reason for the failure of large infrastructure projects is our construction legislation.
Our first task is to create such a legislative system that will ease this entire process and create prerequisites for the activation of investors.
“The construction law must be separated. There should be a law for large infrastructure projects”, Danov is convinced.
Daniela Vezieva recalled that in the last five years the structure of the economy has not changed. Services predominate – 67%, 28% fall to industry and 5% to agriculture.
She is convinced that there is still a way to return funds to the municipalities from the state budget. If a part of the state fees goes back to the municipalities, the effect would be very good.
According to her, flexible forms of dual education should be synchronized between business and education.
“We need a new Law on Investments, relief and decentralization of municipalities, direct investment in small and medium-sized businesses through programs,” said Daniela Vezieva.
Plamen Milev explained that Bulgaria is a rich country, but unfortunately many poor people live there. One reason for this is that the redistribution process is quite unfair.
“We propose a fiscal policy aimed at family income taxation with a progressive scale, in which there will be monthly tax preferences for parents,” Milev pointed out and added that SINPI proposes that direct taxes remain in the municipalities, as well as a percentage of indirect taxes. This will be a measure to stimulate economic growth in each municipality.
According to teacher Hristo Gospodinov, all these children who will one day leave school will be the next doctors, politicians, statesmen, prime ministers, they will solve the demographic crisis and they will lead the country.
“Everything is a problem of education, which must be solved now,” Gospodinov is convinced.
“There is no way with such a high rate of child poverty we want educated young people who are dedicated in their childhood and teenage years to education and learning. A large part of them dedicate this time to survival and how to change their lives,” recalled former Deputy Minister of Social Welfare Ivan Krastev.
He pointed out that active work is needed with a system that ensures that every child at risk, independently and at the initiative of the parents, can use appropriate support in the form of early childhood development services.
Psychologist Hristo Monov suggested SINPI to assist in active work with gifted children.
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