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Reduction in unemployment in Bulgaria among highest in EU – Eurostat

July 29, 2016August 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria recorded the third-largest decrease in unemployment among European Union countries between June 2015 and June 2016, EU statistics office

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Bulgaria among top 3 in EU in decreasing unemployment

April 4, 2016April 5, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria is among European Union countries with the largest decreases in unemployment between February 2015 and February 2016, with joblessness

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Bulgaria has lowest hourly labour costs in EU – Eurostat

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria had the lowest hourly labour costs in the European Union in 2015, though among EU countries outside the euro

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Bulgaria has the youngest first-time mothers in the EU – Eurostat

March 15, 2016March 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria has the youngest first-time mothers in the European Union, with Bulgarian women giving birth to children for the first

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Bulgaria had among largest decreases in overnights at tourist establishments in EU in 2015 – Eurostat

January 26, 2016January 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, tourism

Bulgaria was among three EU countries with the largest decreases in tourism in 2015, measured by the number of nights

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Bulgaria had among largest decreases in unemployment in EU – Eurostat

January 7, 2016January 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria saw among the largest decreases in unemployment in the European Union, with joblessness falling from 10.6 per cent in

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Bulgaria sheds support for euro, image of EU – Eurostat

December 23, 2015January 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Eurostat

Just 37 per cent of Bulgarians are in favour of the euro, a drop of six percentage points in recent

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Close to 58 000 foreigners live in Bulgaria – Eurostat

December 18, 2015December 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The number of foreigners living in Bulgaria is about 57 965, making up about 0.8 per cent of the country’s

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84 per cent of Bulgarians own their homes – but Bulgarians are unhappiest in EU with their accommodation

November 23, 2015November 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Just more than 84 per cent of Bulgarians own their own homes, above the EU average of 70 per cent,

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