Despite a certain decline, the proportion of the population at risk of poverty or social exclusion remains high in Bulgaria, and income inequalities are significant, reads a working document of the European Commission on the social convergence of EU Member States, quoted by BTA. In 2023, the share of Bulgarians at risk of poverty was 30%, compared to 32.2% in 2022, while 21.6% of the EU population was at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
In 2023, the income of the richest 20% of the Bulgarian population was 6.6 times higher than that of the poorest 20%, whereas in 2022 the richest 20% of the population earned 7.3 times more than the poorest 20%. In the EU, the richest 20% earned 4.7 times more than the poorest 20%.
One day before the start of the new school yea r 2024/2025, the association "Angels on the Road" organised a protest march with the slogan: "Stop the road deaths! Protect our children - the future of Bulgaria". The march will start from the..
The Burgas Aviomuseum is dedicating the month of September to one of its special showpieces - the Mi-2 helicopter , which made its maiden flight on 22 September 1961. "The Mi-2 was the first Soviet helicopter with two gas turbine engines. It was..
The Judges' College of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) is preparing the procedure for election of the Chair of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC). The mandate of the Georgi Cholakov expires in November, the website Lex..
The Burgas Aviomuseum is dedicating the month of September to one of its special showpieces - the Mi-2 helicopter , which made its maiden flight on 22..
One day before the start of the new school yea r 2024/2025, the association "Angels on the Road" organised a protest march with the slogan: "Stop the..
There will be thick cloud cover overnight and rain showers in places, especially in central areas. Morning fog will develop in the valleys and lowlands...
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