The average monthly salary in Sofia in March was EUR 1,380, in the other regions of Bulgaria it was under EUR 986. The average monthly salary during the first quarter for the entire country stood at EUR 962, National Statistical Institute data show. Salaries increased, in the capital city and in the country, by 16.6% y-o-y.
The average life expectancy in Bulgaria has gone down by 1 year, 7 months in the past 2 years, and is now 71 years, 9 months. Men in Bulgaria now live an average of 68 years, 3 months, women – 75 years, 8 months. In cities, people live longer – 72 years, 8 months, in villages life expectancy is shorter – 69 years, 8 months.
In the early 1960s, it was concluded that Bulgaria’s water resources were insufficient to meet the needs of agriculture. As a result, large-scale construction of artificial water reservoirs began across the country. Between 1950 and 1985,..
Bulgarian students from both Bulgaria and the USA embarked on a journey to trace the history of Bulgarian-Americans, spending two years researching the story of Bulgarian emigration to America. Their efforts have been documented in the film “In the..
There is a special workshop for pottery - of the royal kind – used by the boyar families from the time of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom (12 th – 14 th C.) in what was once the capital of Bulgaria – Veliko Tarnovo. The workshop is located at the..
On the occasion of International Children's Day - June 1, the Bulgarian State Railways is organizing a retro attraction trip from Sofia to Pernik and back..
The independent mayor of Bucharest is the new president of Romania Nicusor Dan won the second round of the presidential election in..
Natalia Staykova is a primary school teacher, one of those educators for whom working with children is not just a profession, but a calling. She says..
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