Bulgaria is top of the list in income distribution inequality in the EU, with a more than eight-fold gap between the incomes of the poorest and the richest people in the country, indicate latest Eurostat data for 2020.
Lyuboslav Kostov, economic expert at the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria commented, for the BNR’s Horizont channel that until a few years ago the income gap between the poorest and the richest was 6-7 fold. But for a second consecutive year the tendency is for an 8-fold income gap, adding that this tendency may continue. By way of comparison, the average difference between the lowest and the highest incomes in the EU is around 5-fold.
Ramadan Atalay, an expelled MP from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) group, has called on the party to remain united. He said this as he entered Parliament this morning, BNT reported. According to Atalay, the DPS has enough power to..
The smallest political party in Parliament - Velichie - is on the verge of collapse, its founder Ivelin Mihaylov has warned, after the party's MPs voted unanimously against the government proposed by GERB. PP-DB reaffirms its refusal to support a..
On Thursday, clouds will break over the country. After midday there will be short showers with thunderstorms in the Rila-Rhodope area. Minimum temperatures will be between 15 and 23°C, 15°C in Sofia. Maximum temperatures will be between 25 and 30°C,..
The exhibition "The Buckles – a Universe of Signs" by the Ruse Regional Museum of History is visiting Burgas. The exposition, which will be opened today..
"It is evident that the political crisis continues and its solution requires not only putting aside personal and party interests but also requires..
Today, the National Assembly will vote on the new government proposed by GERB-SDS. On Monday, upon receiving the first exploratory mandate, the largest..
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