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Bulgaria granted protection to 195 asylum seekers in 2012

June 19, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgarian granted refugee or subsidiary protection status to 195 asylum seekers in 2012, according to numbers published by European Union’s

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Euro zone annual inflation to be 1.4% in May 2013 – flash estimate

May 31, 2013June 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Annual inflation in the 17-member euro zone is expected to be 1.4 per cent in May 2013, up from 1.2

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Euro zone annual inflation down to 1.2% in April

May 16, 2013July 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Eurostat

Euro zone annual inflation was 1.2 per cent in April, down from 1.7 per cent a month earlier, European Union’s

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Bulgaria records minimum growth in Q1, EU still in recession – flash estimates

May 15, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.1 per cent growth in the first quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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EU unemployment flat at 10.9% in March

April 30, 2013July 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

The 27-member European Union ended March 2013 with 10.9 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, unchanged from February, according to EU

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Economic, business sentiment drop markedly in EU and euro zone in April

April 29, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the euro zone decreased by 0.18 points to 0.93 in April 2013, according to

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Monthly inflation in EU was 0.9 per cent in March, -0.4% in Bulgaria

April 16, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Annual inflation in Bulgaria was 1.6 per cent in March 2013 while monthly inflation was -0.4 per cent, according to

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Bulgarian labour costs rising, but still lowest in the EU

April 10, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria increased by close to 43 per cent between 2008 and 2012 – but that is

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EU unemployment remains flat at 12% in February

April 2, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

The 27-member European Union ended February 2013 with 12 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, according to EU statistics office Eurostat.

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