Rosen Plevneliev took oath as president of Bulgaria Thursday and pledged to work for the poorest EU member state to rise to the bloc's medium living standards.


"My cause is to turn Bulgaria into a medium rich European state in which people live with dignity and where young people stay to live because they see prospects," Plevneliev told parliament after a swearing-in ceremony.
The average monthly salary in Bulgaria is the equivalent of 350 euros.  more...