Oliver Mark Hartwich For Germans, July 8th was a good day. Not just because it was this author's birthday or because of Germany's pleasant 7-1 victory over Brazil in the World Cup, but also because this year, it is Tax Freedom Day. …

Electricity bills are truly unique phenomena for the market (heavily state-controlled) – grid access surcharge, electricity distribution surcharge, green energy surcharge, etc. Unique because I have not noticed in my receipt at the hairdresser that there is access to a beauty salon, a hairdryer surcharge, or “unreimbursed shampoo costs” (yes, and …

For more than a month, leading economists and bankers have been analyzing what is happening at CorpBank and, together with politicians, are looking for a solution to the crisis at the fourth largest bank in Bulgaria. Currently, experts are awaiting more complete information about the quality of the bank's assets, and politicians are on the verge of raising …

Do we all have the same preferences and value material goods in the same way, so that we allow someone else to control (influence) our own choices?! If "value" is subjective, and market prices are a mirror of consumer desires, then the widespread suggestion that public goods and services are provided ...

More and more people are concerned about the conditions for people with disabilities in Bulgaria and around the world. This is good news, because the problems in this direction are many and serious. In general, people, especially in Bulgaria, have a slightly strange attitude towards their fellow citizens with disabilities, which is also reflected in the state ...

Martin Tarpev* More and more people are concerned about the conditions for people with disabilities in Bulgaria and around the world. This is good news, because the problems in this direction are many and serious. In general, people, especially in Bulgaria, have a slightly strange attitude towards their fellow citizens with disabilities, which is also reflected …

On July 17, in one of the smaller halls of the Balkan Hotel (former Sheraton) in the center of the capital, a conference was held under the title "Social Policy for Growth - the Right Path", organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, affiliated with Mrs. Merkel's party in Germany. The main idea of the event, as explained by the hosts, is ...

It's summer, and the main topic of political discourse is the banking crisis, the recent resignation of the government and possible budget adjustments. However, the World Cup in Brazil ended a few days ago, and while sports passions have not yet died down, it's time to take stock of what has happened in recent …

An interesting article has appeared in the electronic version of Sega, discussing the possibilities (or impossibilities) of implementing a reform on the issue of the prohibition of the use, possession and sale of narcotic substances. It is useful to consider some of the theses presented in the text. At the end of the second paragraph, the author states: Instead of …

The case of the bankrupt Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) and the banking panic that hit First Investment Bank give us reason to return to some of the basic problems of the modern form of banking[1]. And especially after the announcement of the idea of paying out all deposits (even amounts exceeding 100,000 euros) in CCB, not …