Macroeconomic Monitor
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2016

Let the Republic of Bulgaria not nationalize the facade of my home

Ivelina Y. Petrova A few days ago, the mayor of the capital's Oborishte district - Vasil Tsolov, nominated by the Reformist Bloc, proposed to nationalize the facades of buildings. According to him, the municipality will be a better steward of the mortar plaster and paint, and thus the central part of the city will acquire a Western European appearance. We see another …

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Can Eastern Europe be a leader in sustainable development?

Sustainable examples from the private sector In October, Coca-Cola HBC, the bottler of Coca-Cola products in Central and Eastern Europe, topped the global Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) in the Beverages sector for the third consecutive year. A week later, the company also published its new long-term goals for …

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Bulgarians think the state is wasting their money, they want lower taxes

The national representative survey "Attitudes towards Tax Policy in Bulgaria" was recently published. It was prepared by the Market Links agency on behalf of the environmental association "For the Earth" and presents many curious facts about public opinion regarding the Bulgarian tax system. Since the topic has always been of primary interest to us, the authors in ...

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Our Very Dear Emirs – A Story of French Corruption

How Qatar is buying up part of the French political class. Look at this Old Europe, which invented a “Cooperation and Verification Mechanism” to criticize and teach backward Eastern Europeans about democracy and Euro-Atlantic values. On October 20, 2016, a scandalous book with the intriguing title “Our Very Dear …

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Analysis: The legalization of medical weed in Macedonia

The article is translated by Drugreporter.hu Original in English. Yes, it’s true – since February 2016, Macedonia has legalized medical weed. The law covers the production of cannabis by legal entities, which then supply companies dealing with plant-based medical products. What is happening surprises everyone, especially considering the intolerant attitude of …

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