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European Union lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a far-reaching system on Thursday to coordinate scrutiny of foreign investments, notably from China, to protect strategic technologies and infrastructure in Europe.

More than half (53%) of Bulgarian citizens over the age of 15 declare their trust in the European Union - 9 percentage points above the average across the Union. Less than a third (30%) of Bulgarians declare no distrust of the EU, and the rest have no opinion.

The probability of getting into a road crash in Austria is 9 times greater than in Denmark. This is a study by the European Commission, published by the British Daily Mail.

Income inequality in the EU continues to be substantial.

Bulgaria remains the country with the lowest gross minimum wage - 286 euros (560 leva), according to Eurostat data for January 2019. The highest minimum wage in the EU is received by the inhabitants of Luxembourg - 2071 euros.

From left to right Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, French President Emanuel Macron, Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa attend a south EU summit in Nicosia, Cyprus on Jan. 29.

Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Spain's Foreign Minister Josep Borrell, Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades, Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte pose for a family photo during the Southern EU Countries summit at Filoxenia Conference centre in Nicosia, Cyprus on Jan 29

France's president has said his country fully backs Cyprus's sovereign right to search for gas off the island nation's coast amid continued opposition by neighboring Turkey.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is set to meet with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades at the Presidential Mansion in Nicosia at 9.30 a.m. Wednesday.

Tsipras arrived Tuesday in Nicosia to attend the fifth Southern EU Countries Summit.

The gathering of leaders from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Malta focused on migration and other regional issues.

Relations between Greece and Turkey must be based on respect for international law, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, in statements during the fifth Southern EU Countries Summit in Nicosia.

The gathering of leaders from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Malta will focus on migration and other regional issues.

The EU Regulations clarifying the rules applicable to property regimes for international married couples or registered partnerships apply as of today.