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Every Fifth Bulgarian Lives in Poverty

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Every fifth Bulgarian lives in poverty, despite the reported improvement in some social indicators in recent years. This was stated by the Minister of Labor and Social Policy Natalia Efremova at the presentation of a World Bank report dedicated to poverty, inequalities and challenges facing Bulgaria in the context of the green transition. According to data from the National Statistical Institute, in 2025, 1.369 million people, or 21.2% of the po…

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Bulgaria has set a national goal of lifting 787,000 Bulgarian citizens out of the risk of poverty or social exclusion by 2030 compared to the baseline year of 2019. In five years, their number has decreased by 455,000, and this is proof that the numbers do not remain just on paper. This was announced by the Minister of Labor and Social Policy Natalia Efremova during the presentation of the World Bank report “Poverty and Equality Assessment in Bu…

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It is worrying that every fifth Bulgarian still lives in poverty, the minister admitted.

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Bulgaria has set a national goal of lifting 787,000 Bulgarian citizens out of the risk of poverty or social exclusion by 2030, compared to the base year 2019. This was recalled by the Minister of Labor and Social Policy Natalia Efremova during the presentation of the World Bank report “Poverty and Equality Assessment in Bulgaria”. She noted that […]

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Bulgaria has set a national goal to lift 787,000 Bulgarian citizens out of the risk of poverty or social exclusion by 2030 compared to the baseline of 2019.

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19% of households in Bulgaria do not have the opportunity to heat their homes, which is a high percentage by European standards. This was said by Monica Robayo-Abril, Senior Economist at the World Bank, during the presentation of the main conclusions and proposals for reforms from the poverty and equality assessment in Bulgaria, entitled "A Green and Inclusive Future: Creating Opportunities within the Green Transition" by the World Bank Group, B…

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Клуб 'Z' broke the news on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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