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%.
On October 16 and 17, President Rumen Radev will pay an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina at the invitation of the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Bećirović . Discussions will focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina's..
On Wednesday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between 5°C and 10°C , in Sofia - around 8°C. Sunny weather will prevail during the day. More significant temporary increases in cloudiness will occur before noon over the northeastern part of..
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It is our intention that even with the 2025 budget, defense spending will reach a higher level than 2.5% of the Gross Domestic Product, said the Deputy..
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On October 17 and 18, 2024, an international scientific conference titled " Southeast Europe Silversmithing: Artisans, Donors and the Idea of Piety in..
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