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Eurostat: Half of Bulgarians can not Cope with Unexpected Financial Costs

Nearly 53% of Bulgarians could not cope with unexpected financial costs last year, according to Eurostat's analysis of the share of people in the EU who faced unexpected financial problems in 2017. The EU's average indicator for the people who could not respond adequately to unexpected financial challenges last year was 34%, according to European statistics.

Appeals Council to rule on former ELSTAT chief's case for third time

The case of Greece's former statistics agency chief Andreas Georgiou will go to the Council of Appeals for a third time over accusations he falsified budget data to justify Greece's first international bailout.

The former chief of ELSTAT has already been cleared twice in judgments by the Council of Appeals Court Judges.