In the middle of last week, it became clear that, as almost every year, unions and employers have reached an agreement to increase the amount of social security contributions. It will affect 39 industries, employing 956 thousand people. Social Minister Ivailo Kalfin indicated that the remaining industries have a deadline to agree on their increase by …
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The refugee crisis as a failure of European policy
The focus of media and politicians in recent weeks and months has been the so-called “refugee crisis” in the EU. Whether they view it as a “wave of Islamization in Europe,” as many on the right do, or as a “humanitarian crisis,” as many on the left interpret the events, most …
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Eight years ago, Coca-Cola set a goal to return all of the water it uses in its products to nature by 2020. On August 24, 2015, the company announced that it had achieved its goal five years ahead of schedule. Unlike the environmental dramas we are bombarded with daily – resources are …
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