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The ratio of Turkish women to men in the areas of science, technology, engineering, health, and research and development has surpassed that of the European Union's, according to figures released on Feb. 11 by Eurostat, the statistical office of the union in Luxembourg.

In five EU Member States, the majority of scientists and engineers are women, according to Eurostat data published today for 2017.

Lithuania is ranked first, with 57% of the scientists being ladies, with 53% following Bulgaria and Latvia. In Portugal, the share is 51 per cent and in Denmark just over 50 per cent, the BNR reported.

Bulgaria remains the EU country with the lowest gross minimum wage - 286 euros, writes Econ.bg

This shows Eurostat data for January 2019, when Romania has a minimum wage of 446 euros.

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.

Nearly half of Bulgarians who have a smartphone have never restricted or denied access to their personal data when downloading a mobile app. Data is available from the European Statistical Office Eurostat and are for 2018. They cover people between 16 and 74 years of age, reports Dnevnik.

In 2017, the largest share of people who say they could not afford to heat their home was recorded in Bulgaria - 37 percent, according to a Eurostat survey, quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio. 

According to Eurostat, in the third quarter of 2018, Bulgaria kept its third position among the EU Member States with the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio.

For the period July-September it reached 23.1%. Over the same period of the previous year, the ratio was higher than 26.0%.

Greece ranked among the European Union member-states whose pensioners were at the least risk of poverty in a new survey published by Eurostat this week, coming, with a rate of 9.5 percent, behind France (7 pct), Slovakia, Denmark, Hungary and Luxembourg (9.3 pct).

Every third pensioner in Bulgaria is at risk of poverty. This is the data of the European Statistical Office Eurostat for 2017. By this indicator the country ranks fourth in the European Union. The three Baltic republics are ahead of Bulgaria, reports Dnevnik. 

Bulgaria is the largest producer of herbs and spices in the European Union. According to Eurostat, in the year 2017, a total of 81,000 tons of aromatic and medicinal plants and spices were grown in the country. The quantity of Bulgarian herbs is almost double to the second largest producer of herbs in the EU - Poland, where 44,000 tons were harvested. Spain ranks third with 32,000 tons.