Bulgaria on brink of social catastrophe

Over 600,000 Bulgarian households are surviving on less than 100 euro monthly per family member, the KNSB union announced on Sunday. Against a background of inflation and rising unemployment the daily Duma sees Bulgaria facing social disaster if the government does not intervene immediately: "The worst is yet to come because in winter more money is needed for food, heating and clothes. And there will be more desperate people who see no way out of their situation. ... The Bulgarian government's austerity measures might look good on paper, they might make Finance Minister Djankov smile, but they are no guarantee for the future. The only solution is higher wages, more jobs and proper measures against inflation and rises in the cost of living. ... But for this we need a state and a government that is prepared to do something for its people."

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