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Bulgaria Slams Switzerland for Restoring Foreign Worker Quotas [Apr 19, 2012] Bulgaria has criticized Switzerland for the decision of its authorities to restore the quotas for foreign laborers from eight Eastern European member states of the EU (Bulgaria included). "Bulgaria is concerned by the decision of the Swiss authorities to re-introduce quotas for foreign workers from eight European Union member states," Vesela Cherneva, spokesperson of the Bulgarian Foreign ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ranks 16th in EU by Population [Dec 28, 2011] Bulgaria ranks 16th among the 27 European Union Member States by its population, according to the National Statistics Institute, NSI. Magdalena Kostova, from NSI, cited by Darik radio, informed Wednesday that 1% of all people in Europe have Bulgarian citizenship. 17.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania 'Worst for Families' in Europe [May 24, 2011] Families in Bulgaria and Romania are the most pressured of all 27 European Union member states, making the two countries the worst places in Europe to raise children, a new survey has shown. Financial and work pressures, combined with poor maternity and paternity provision, as well as poor living environments put Bulgarian families among the most pressured in Europe, according to a study ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Wary of EU Tax Harmonization Plans [Mar 02, 2011] Calls against EU-wide tax harmonization moves are gathering speed in Bulgaria ahead of a key meeting of European Union leaders on March 11 in Brussels. Bulgaria is one of the European Union member states, whose businesses will be hardest hit by tax harmonization moves, according to analysts. If Brussels pressures Bulgaria into raising its comparatively low corporation tax rate, the country will ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Mulls Personal Tax Rate Hike [Jun 21, 2010] Bulgaria, with a 10% flat rate, sill has the lowest personal tax rate among European Union member states. File photo [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Fears over Deficit Woes Assuaged [Apr 23, 2010] Bulgaria ranks third among European Union member states in terms of fiscal discipline. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria with Sharpest Fall in EU Industrial Output [Apr 14, 2010] Bulgaria marked the largest fall in industrial production among European Union member states in February 2010 compared with January 2010, official data shows. [via YahooNews] More >>