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One in three children in Bulgaria faces the risk of poverty and social exclusion, according to the latest figures from Eurostat. This places Bulgaria among the top three EU countries for this issue, alongside Romania and Spain.

The working life of the Greeks is relatively short, just over 34 years, a phenomenon that becomes even more pronounced if compared to other countries, such as the Netherlands, Sweden and also Denmark, where people work for over 40 years.

Bulgaria recorded an increase of nearly 29% in the number of nights spent in domestic tourism in the month of May 2024

The caretaker cabinet has published a draft for public consultation, proposing an increase in the poverty line from 1 January 2025. This poverty line is a crucial indicator for developing state policies related to income and living standards and determining social protection measures, which are assessed annually. The poverty line also determines eligibility for certain social benefits.

House sale prices in Greece posted the third largest increase in the European Union in the first quarter of this year, Eurostat data showed on Thursday.

The increase reached 10.4%, behind only Poland and Bulgaria, where prices recorded an annual increase of 18% and 16% respectively.

In 2023, Bulgaria's population has declined by 2,229 people (0.03%), the Statistical Office of the European Commission (Eurostat) reported on July 11, World Population Day.

As of December 31, 2021, the population of Bulgaria numbered 6,445,481 people, according to the country's National Statistical Institute.

Home sales in Cyprus surged 31% in 2023 from 2022, the highest increase among European Union countries, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU's statistical service.

According to Eurostat, Bulgaria experienced the highest growth in housing prices among EU countries, with a 7.1% increase compared to the last quarter of 2023. This marks the most significant rise in housing prices in Bulgaria since the last quarter of 2007.

Annual inflation in Greece was maintained at 2.4% in June, according to data released today (2/7) by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).

Eurozone annual inflation was 2.5% in June from 2.6% in May, confirming analysts’ estimates, according to a flash estimate by Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office.

In 2023, Bulgarian households remained among the lowest in the EU for consumption of goods and services. According to Eurostat's latest data, Bulgaria's "actual individual consumption" (AIC) was 27% below the EU average, placing it at 73% of the European level. In contrast, Luxembourg's AIC was 38% above the EU average, reaching 138%.