Member states of the European Union

Bulgaria is one of the most intolerant countries in the EU, and the poorer one is, the more its citizens do not stand close to themselves people of different ethnicity or religion. This shows a study by the University of Nevada, which collected survey data covering a total of 450,000 people in 100 countries.

In 2017, regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards, ranges from only 31% of the European Union average in the Northwest region of Bulgaria to 628% in the West London-West region of the United Kingdom, show the latest European statistics, quoted by Econ.bg 

Greece is the fourth most expensive country in the European Union in terms of cellphone rates, with charges ranging from 4 percent to 272 percent above the bloc's average, depending on the service, a survey conducted in 2018 by Empirica for the European Commission has found.

Airlines are planning a 7 percent reduction in the number of seats on flights to Greece this year, according to the latest report by the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (InSETE), increasing concerns in the local market of a downturn in the coming season.

This happened on the 30th anniversary of the fall of communism, Beta agency is reporting on Tuesday.

Pompeo said in Bratislava that China and Russia pose a double threat to progress in democracy and free market since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

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.

Bulgaria ranked 11th in the Good Country Index, prepared by the team of independent British political consultant Simon Anholt, Manager.bg writes. 

Egypt's parliamentary speaker says closer cooperation between his country, Cyprus and Greece in areas including energy is a clear answer to any other country trying to obstruct the exploitation of natural resources in the Mediterranean, including natural gas.

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.

An estimated 9.3 million foreign tourists visited Bulgaria last year, up 4.4 percent year-on-year, the country's Ministry of Tourism said in a statement on Monday.

Most foreign tourists, nearly 1.4 million, came from neighboring Romania, followed by those from Greece (1.1 million) and Germany (850,000), the statement said.