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Drop in percentage of Bulgarians at risk of poverty, social exclusion – Eurostat figures

April 3, 2018April 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The percentage of the population of Bulgaria at risk of poverty and social exclusion decreased from 49.2 per cent in

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Business 

Employees in Bulgaria have lowest compensation per hour in the EU – Eurostat

March 22, 2018March 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Compensation of employees in Bulgaria per hour is the lowest in the European Union, coming in at the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had lowest minimum wage in EU as at January 2018 – Eurostat

February 23, 2018February 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

In January 2018, Bulgaria had the lowest gross minimum wage, meaning before taxes are deducted, across the EU, of 261

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European Commission names Bulgarian to head EU statistics agency Eurostat

February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Eurostat

Bulgarian national Mariana Kotzeva will be the new Director-General of EU statistics agency Eurostat, the European Commission said on February 21 2018.

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 6.1% in December 2017, again below EU average – Eurostat

January 31, 2018February 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgarian in December 2017 was 6.1 per cent, down from 6.7 per cent in December 2016 and again

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Business 

Bulgaria has lowest percentage of people using internet banking in the EU – Eurostat

January 15, 2018January 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria has the lowest percentage of adults using internet banking in the European Union, EU statistics agency Eurostat said on

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2017 was 6.2% – Eurostat

January 9, 2018January 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2017 was 6.2 per cent, the same rate as the previous two months, and down

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2017 was 6.1 per cent, again below EU average – Eurostat

November 30, 2017December 1, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2017 was 6.1 per cent, again below the European Union average, which that month was

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2017 was 6.2 per cent – Eurostat

October 2, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2017 was 6.2 per cent, unchanged from the previous month but down from 7.4 per

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