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Five Bulgarian Regions among EU's Ten Poorest Regions in 2013

Five out of Bulgaria's six regions are included in the ten poorest EU regions, according to Eurostat data.

According to a newly published report on GDP per capita in the EU in 2013, the French overseas department of Mayotte is the poorest EU region, with regional GDP per capita, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards, at 27% of the EU28 average.