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Unemployment in Bulgaria at 5.9 per cent in July 2017, again below EU average

August 31, 2017September 5, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 5.9 per cent in July 2017, down from 7.6 per cent in July 2016 and again

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has highest ratio to GDP of government spending on public order and safety in EU – Eurostat

August 16, 2017August 18, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Among all European Union countries in 2015, the ratio to GDP of government spending on “public order and safety” was

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Bulgaria had largest drop in youth unemployment in EU between 2006 and 2016 – Eurostat

August 11, 2017August 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Youth unemployment in Bulgaria fell from close to 30 per cent in 2006 to 22.7 per cent in 2016, according

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Bulgaria has lowest alcohol, tobacco, restaurants, hotels and clothing prices in EU – Eurostat

June 15, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, tourism

Price levels of consumer goods and services in Bulgaria in 2016 were the lowest in the European Union, at less

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99% of those given Bulgarian citizenship in 2015 were from outside EU – Eurostat

April 22, 2017April 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Ninety-nine per cent of those granted Bulgarian citizenship in 2015 were from non-EU countries, the bloc’s statistics agency Eurostat said

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2017 was 6.7%, again below EU average – Eurostat

April 3, 2017April 4, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2017 was 6.7 per cent, down from 8.1 per cent in February 2016 and again

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2016 was 7.1%, below EU average – Eurostat

January 31, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2016 was 7.1 per cent, unchanged from November 2016 and down from the 7.9 per

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Bulgaria unemployment in August 2016 was 7.7%, again below EU average

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 7.7 per cent in August 2016, down from 8.8 per cent in August 2015, and again

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Bulgaria unemployment, at 7.9% in July, again lower than EU average

August 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2016 was 7.9 per cent, below the European Union average of 8.6 per cent, and

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