On October 5, exactly one year ago, early parliamentary elections were held, bringing to power the current coalition government of Boyko Borisov. Anniversaries are usually a time for taking stock and analyzing what has been accomplished, and although the government was formally born on November 7, in Bulgaria the legislative and executive branches are not …

Since coming to power in 2003, Brazil's Workers' Party has pursued an economic policy of creating wealth through increased public spending. Until the end of 2010, this model seemed to be working successfully. Government spending rose, consumer demand rose, and economic growth accelerated at an extremely rapid pace.

Yesterday it became clear that the Supreme Administrative Court upheld the decision of the Commission for the Protection of Competition to impose a fine of 200,000 leva on the company Uber, as well as to prohibit it from practicing its activities in its current form. The decision was made on the basis of Art. 29 of the Protection of …

Yesterday, a meeting and discussion on the topic "The Future of Vitosha" was held, organized by "Green Laws" and "For Nature to Remain in Bulgaria", at which mayoral candidates from several parties, including the "Greens", the Reformist Bloc, etc., as well as representatives of the lists for municipal councilors from the lists of the "Serdika" Coalition and ...

Last week, during the national campaign "Economy in Light for a Better Future", organized by the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CEIB) and the Confederation of Bulgarian Trade Unions, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov announced that "in the 2016 Budget, hundreds of millions more will be allocated for secondary education". Here we will look at the macro environment in which ...

Just over a week ago, the entire government launched a campaign against smuggling, and more specifically against fuel "fraud" (in quotes, because it turned out that violations occur at about 2% of gas stations). It was heavily garnished with advertisements sponsored by the Ministry of Finance, convincing us that without government taxes...

After the summer break, the deputies returned to parliament, enthusiastic about interfering in our lives and picking our pockets. But those who voted for the parties in parliament should not frown – because they chose the authors of the reforms, the problem is that along with the dry land, there are fires...

Today is September 15th – the day when all students head to their favorite school. Or at least that’s how the authors of the native reading books try to present the situation. Unfortunately, however, the situation is far from being so rosy. Quite the opposite. The situation of Bulgarian education is so critical that with each passing year, in …

The election of outspoken socialist Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party in the UK marks the beginning of an interesting shift in the British political system. What is actually happening to the second (for now) largest party in the country and what can we expect in the future: Corbyn's victory comes after the decision of the failed …

As the great economist Frederic Bastiat said, in economics, some effects are visible and others remain invisible; the more positive the results seemingly observed from a public policy, the more severe the effects that seem to be invisible to the naked eye. This is certainly true in the field of education, which, …