Latest research of the Institute for Social and Trade Union Studies at the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria suggests that the first six month of 2017 have seen a certain rise in the means of support but despite that poverty in Bulgaria remains high. Normal living is paid for with a monthly amount of about BGN 572 /EUR 292/ per person, and the support of a four-member family with two kids requires that each of the parents should make at least BGN 1143 /EUR 583/ per month. Currently, about 78% of households, or 5 million people, earn incomes below this margin.
Swiss commodity trader Gunvor said it has withdrawn its proposal to buy Lukoil’s foreign assets, including the refinery in Burgas, after the U.S. Treasury called it Russia’s ‘puppet’, Reuters reported. Prime Minister: Bulgaria has a..
Bulgaria’s Premier Rosen Zhelyazkov and Ukrainie’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed energy security in the region and opportunities to strengthen cooperation in this area. The two held a phone conversation on November 6. They also discussed..
Six migrants died after the car transporting them overturned on the shore of Lake Vaya near Burgas. Before the accident, the traffickers’ car had been chased by border police between the towns of Kiten and Burgas. The driver of the car — a Romanian..
A 6-month reconstruction of the runway and renovation of the aprons start at Burgas Airport. November 10 marks 19 years since the start..
Seven-year-old Magdalena Stoyanova from art school "Kolorit" in Pleven received a gold medal and a distinction from the international..
Bulgaria is strengthening land, water and air security (including with a drone protection system) at Lukoil's sites on its territory,..
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