Latest research of the Institute for Social and Trade Union Studies at the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria suggests that the first six month of 2017 have seen a certain rise in the means of support but despite that poverty in Bulgaria remains high. Normal living is paid for with a monthly amount of about BGN 572 /EUR 292/ per person, and the support of a four-member family with two kids requires that each of the parents should make at least BGN 1143 /EUR 583/ per month. Currently, about 78% of households, or 5 million people, earn incomes below this margin.
The scandal with issuing Bulgarian passports for money six years ago may put into question the candidacy of Ekaterina Zaharieva for European Commissioner, the BNR correspondent in Brussels reported, quoting "Politico". The article..
The combination of a favorable climate, beautiful nature, mineral water springs and healing mud in Bulgaria favors the development of resort treatment. During the 11th Annual Congress of the Bulgarian Union of Balneology and Spa..
The European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, is coming today on a working visit to Bulgaria , the European Commission announced. In Sofia, she will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov, as well as with..
Acting chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Atanas Zafirov has withdrawn the papers submitted yesterday for the BSP’s independent..
Bulgaria ranks second in the world in terms of bread consumption after Turkiey, reported BNT citing the Turkish news site Yenigün. According to the..
Before the start of the new school year, the ''Give a Book'' Foundation is collecting notebooks, plimsolls, pencil cases and backpacks filled with school..
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