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Despite the High Prices of Eggs in Bulgaria - They are Still the Cheapest in the EU
Despite the increase in prices of eggs in January from 72.4%, on the annual basis, wholesale prices of Bulgarian eggs are among the lowest in the EU. This is what Ivaylo Galabov, chairman of the Union of Poultry Breeders in Bulgaria said for BTA.
Bulgaria has the Highest Death Rate in the EU
With 1,787 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, Bulgaria has the highest mortality rate in the EU in 2020, reported the European Union's statistical agency Eurostat.
Bulgaria is followed by Romania (1,622), Hungary (1,513), Lithuania (1,482) and Latvia (1,445).
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Housing costs squeezing Greeks
The share of people in Greece who are overburdened with housing costs is 32.4%, compared to 21.9% in Denmark and 15.3% in the Netherlands, according to the latest Eurostat survey for 2021.
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Disproportionate rise in Greek food prices
Eurostat figures show lower food inflation in Greece than the European average, but higher price increases in food that this country is self-sufficient in.
Is this yet another Greek paradox or the result of the structural problems of the Greek market and the various distortions that still exist throughout the production, distribution and marketing chain, from the field to the shelf?
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Spending dwarfs stated income
The total declared income of all taxpayers for the year 2021 amounted to 79 billion euros, based on the data of the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE).
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Greece has Europe’s oldest professors
Greece has the oldest university lecturers in Europe and the fewest aged under 35, according to a recent report by the National Authority for Higher Education (EThAAE). More specifically, of the 17,049 permanent lecturers at Greek universities, more than half are over 50.
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How European Government Debt Grew During the Pandemic – Where is Greece? (infographic)
According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics via Eurostat
Energy Prices Keep Climbing in the EU (infographic)
According to Eurostat, the inflation rate for energy is the highest it’s been since the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) was first published back in 1997
Hiring within the European Labour Market
Written by Neža Sevčnikar, EURES Adviser for Employers EUROSTAT reports that in 2020 among the EU citizens of working age (20 -64), 3.3 % resided in a Member State other than that of their citizenship. According to Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) more than 15,000 EU-citizens from another EU country worked in Slovenia.
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Eurobank – Pandemic and energy crisis create downside risks for the 4th quarter 2021
The recovery continued in the third quarter of 2021, however the resurgence of the pandemic and the energy crisis pose downside risks for the fourth quarter of 2021 and jeopardize the disposable income of households.
This is the main conclusion of Eurobank's weekly study "7 DAYS ECONOMY".