Is the poorest country in Europe Bulgaria?

Not the poorest in Europe, but the poorest in the European Union.

According to EU data, Romania and Bulgaria are the two poorest countries in the EU. About half of the population in Romania and Bulgaria are at risk of poverty, which is nearly twice as high as the average of 1/4 population in the EU as a whole.

It is reported that according to Eurostat data, in 212, the EU had 24.8% population, about 124.5 million people, facing the risk of poverty and social exclusion, which was .5 percentage point higher than the previous year's 24.3%.

It is reported that facing the risk of poverty and social exclusion means that the average disposable income of these people is less than 6% of the national median, and they are also seriously short of living materials, such as failing to pay water and electricity bills in time, lacking proper heating system, and not eating meat or fish once every two days; Adult working hours are less than 1/5 of normal.

The worst-hit countries are still in Eastern Europe. According to reports, nearly half of Bulgaria's people (49%) are at risk of poverty, and Romania has 42%.

On the other hand, the more stable countries are the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, where only 15% of the population is at risk of poverty, followed by Finland (17%), Sweden (18%) and Luxembourg (18%).

It is reported that Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU in 27, but their people are not free to work in other EU countries. This restriction will be lifted on New Year's Day in 214. Some western European countries, such as Britain, France and Germany, have long been worried about the influx of workers from Eastern Europe, which will worsen the already fragile labor market.