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ETUC: Low Wages Leave 3 Million Workers in EU Without Heating, Bulgaria in Second Place
Due to the low salaries they receive, almost three million people in the European Union cannot afford to heat their homes, even though they work. This shows an analysis of Eurostat data from the European Trade Union Institute, published by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
Bulgaria Remains Last at the EU Minimum Wage
In 2020 the minimum wage in Bulgaria stood at 1.87 euro an hour - the lowest in the EU.
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Salaries have been sliding 3.1 pct a year in Greece
Salaries in Greece have shrunk at an annual average of 3.1 percent since 2009, according to a survey conducted by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) for the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
European Trade Union: Salaries in Bulgaria Grow, But Very Slowly
A study of the European Trade Union Institute and the European Trade Union Confederation has found out that Bulgaria, Poland and Germany are the only countries in the EU where the average rate of actual wage rise during the period 2009-2016 was higher than that marked during 2001-2008, quoted by BNR.