In 2017, 112.9 million people, or 22.5% of the EU population, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to Eurostat. In Bulgaria 38.9% of the population are at such a risk, which places Bulgaria at the last place in the EU chart.
The share of women at risk of poverty or social exclusion in this country is 40.4%, while that for men is 37.2%. For people under 18 years of age - 41.6%; while that for people over 65 years - 48.9%. 30% of the Bulgarian population live in severe material deprivation, statistics show.
The parliamentary Committee on Health has decided to raise the pay of the people employed at state-run psychiatric hospitals by 50% as of 1 May this year. The MPs tasked two cabinet ministers - of health and of finance – to take the necessary steps,..
The National Assembly is to vote the motion of no confidence in the cabinet of Rosen Zhelyazkov today. MPs discuss vote of no confidence in Rosen Zhelyazkov’s cabinet Rosen Zhelyazkov: We are resilient, so as not to be misled by the..
For the first time, the Day of the Bulgarian Canning Industry will be marked on April 3. The solemn event will take place in the University of Food Technologies in Plovdiv. A round table on the topic "The Canning Industry in Bulgaria..
The upgrade of the Bulgarian supercomputer Discoverer has been completed successfully, and the machine now has new systems capable of additional..
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Protests will take place in front of the court houses in Sofia, Varna, Plovdiv, Burgas and Stara Zagora against pedophilia and crimes against children...
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