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GDP per capita, in purchasing power standard, in Bulgaria lowest in EU in 2018 – Eurostat

June 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

GDP per capita, expressed in Purchasing Power Standard, in Bulgaria was the lowest in the European Union in 2018, at

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Bulgaria 19th in the European Union in self-employed people – Eurostat

April 30, 2019May 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Of the total 3.14 million people in employment in Bulgaria in 2018, about 342 100 were self-employed, European Union statistics

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Bulgaria 

Close to 86 000 foreigners resident in Bulgaria in 2018 – official statistics

March 15, 2019March 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

A total of 85 895 foreigners were resident in Bulgaria in 2018, according to official statistics released by European Union

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Bulgaria 

About 43.5% of Bulgarians live in overcrowded households – Eurostat

March 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

About 43.5 per cent of Bulgarians live in overcrowded households, while in the country, 67.2 per cent of non-EU citizens

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among top three in EU countries in children in good health – Eurostat

February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

In European Union countries in 2017, the percentage of children aged under five considered to be in good or very

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Business 

In January 2019, Bulgaria had lowest gross minimum wage in EU – Eurostat

February 1, 2019February 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

In January 2019, Bulgaria had the lowest gross minimum wage in the European Union, at the equivalent of 286 euro

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Bulgaria 

37% of Bulgarians cannot afford to heat their homes, highest rate in EU – Eurostat

January 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Thirty-seven per cent of people in Bulgaria could not afford to keep their homes adequately warm, the highest percentage in

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Bulgaria 

Pensioners in Bulgaria fourth-highest in EU at risk of poverty – Eurostat

January 15, 2019January 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Thirty-two per cent of pensioners in Bulgaria were at risk of poverty in 2017, according to figures released on January

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian households had largest drop in spending on alcohol in EU between 2007 and 2017 – Eurostat

January 2, 2019January 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The largest drop in spending on alcohol in a European Union country, as a share of total household spending, between

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