In 2016 the poverty line in Bulgaria was at EUR 157 per month per each household member, or 5.4% lower as compared to the previous year, data of the National Statistical Institute shows. Meanwhile, 1.638.700 Bulgarians lived under the poverty line (22.9% of the country’s population). 22% of the Bulgarian population was under the poverty line in 2015, NSI further informs.
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov presented Pope Leo XIV with a specially crafted omophorion during an audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. This liturgical vestment symbolizes spiritual and episcopal authority, according to the Council of..
The retirement age should not be changed – this is the position expressed by Social Minister Borislav Gutsanov talking to the Bulgarian National Television. He recalled that according to the law, it should reach 65 years by 2037. “This topic..
Sofia residents are protesting against the two largest trade unions today , the Bulgarian National Radio reported. Their demonstration will be held under the motto “No to the priority of low-skilled labor over knowledge”. “The event is a civil..
55% of Bulgarians do not feel informed about the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria, while 41% express the opposite opinion, according to a..
Strengthening bilateral economic cooperation between Bulgaria and Italy, participation in joint defense projects and achieving peace in Ukraine were the..
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