Although they don't know it yet, yesterday GERB deputies gifted the next elections to Slavi Trifonov. They did it in the same way that Kostov gifted the elections to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Parvanov gifted the elections to Borisov, Fidosova gifted the elections to the BSP, and then Oresharski gifted …

Business forecasts about the future state of the economic climate have a significant impact on investment in an economy. Theoretically, increased economic uncertainty invariably leads to a decrease in investment activity (Bloom 2014 and Jurado et al. 2015). However, its quantitative measurement is a difficult undertaking. Economics uses an extremely diverse set of methods to …

In connection with the media partnership of the Expert Club for Economics and Politics and the "Freedom for Hemp" March, our team set out to analyze data from a demographic survey on people's attitudes towards the possible decriminalization or legalization of the hemp plant. Over 2,000 people took part in the online survey. These are …

Apparently, the shelf life of a story in the Bulgarian public space is a maximum of a week. The entire media-expert elite hastily stopped being outraged about the Panama Papers and moved on to their next object of outrage – the volunteer citizen patrols along the border. Essentially, the rational and calm debate on the important topics related to the files …

Vasil Haralampiev* On April 14, 2016, I attended the meeting of the Health Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. The agenda was entirely dedicated to the draft amendments to the Law on the Control of Narcotic Drugs and Percussives, which were to be voted on in the second reading in the committee. Sitting next to me was Kaloyan Yankov, a 50-year-old patient …

— Well, grandfather hadji, how do you see it, eh? A miracle, isn't it? A grand thing? — Hmm… — muttered hadji Peter, glanced at him and said: — Three kilos of pyroxylin is the mother of it! Put it in the foundation, light the wick and there won't be a stone left on a stone! — That's right, amchi kaak! …

Lately, I have been increasingly encountering an interesting phenomenon – an awful lot of smart and thoughtful people, reflecting and commenting on global problems, invariably blame freedom. Starting from offshore zones and banks, through Uber and Airbnb, and ending with personal consumer choice and the management of private property, the people in question are always …

April is already a traditional time for scandals related to offshore finance and tax evasion to erupt. Exactly three years ago, we were talking again about leaked information from a consulting firm in the so-called "Offshore Leaks" affair, where incriminating documents came from the British Virgin Islands instead of Panama. Back then, it was about …

Overture If you have ever entered a website for online shopping with goods from third countries (i.e. other than the member states of the European Union, or let's put it bluntly - the Far East) and been tempted by the huge variety and relatively low prices, you have decided to save a few leva or enjoy...

“Plato is my friend, but truth is my greater friend.” – Aristotle The following scene unfolded today on the bloody digital arena for public discussions – “Facebook”. The main characters are: Professor A – a prominent mathematician, sociologist and respected intellectual in Bulgaria; Professor B – a political scientist, one of the most consistent conservative thinkers and …