In the fourth episode of the podcast "60 Minutes of Freedom!" Georgi Vuldjev, Stoyan Panchev and Kaloyan Pravov discuss the following topics: 0:45 - Hiring private security companies to secure small settlements - Is this a solution to the lack of security? Why can't the Ministry of Interior do its job? Is it doing …

With little public attention, considered a boutique topic, the new Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market will be voted on in the Council of the European Union in April. It includes the controversial Article 13, which will oblige all internet service providers to introduce mandatory filters for tracking, recognition …

The Parliamentary Committee on Education has proposed amendments to the Academic Staff Development Act (ASDA), which aim, broadly speaking, to achieve two main things: To add the possibility of revoking doctoral degrees and dismissing university professors who are found guilty of plagiarism. In the event of systematic violations (at least three academics …

Five-year plan is the abbreviated name of the five-year plans, through which economic development is centrally controlled and planned under socialist conditions. That is why the socialist countries of Eastern Europe are often called countries with central planning, although five-year plans also exist outside the Eastern Bloc. The implementation of the economic goals set by the political leadership …

I recently read this article, written by a member of the UDF. The author reflects on the question of who the “right” can unite with, in particular the UDF. The article reads like a manifesto of powerlessness. The currently fragmented “right” is not a significant enough factor, even if it manages to unite itself, without …

In the third episode of the podcast "60 Minutes of Freedom!" Georgi Vuldjev, Stoyan Panchev and Kaloyan Pravov discuss the following topics: 0:37 - What is "Pension Reform for the Young"? Why did we at EKIP decide to launch a campaign for pension reform? What is the purpose of the virtual pension fund that we created? What do we aim for with the campaign as …

/Part 1 – The Free Market/ Throughout human history, politicians, philosophers and economists from all over the world have been searching for a formula for government that would make people richer. Historically, countless different approaches have been tried. Empirically, however, it has been proven that only those political ideologies and economic theories that promote the philosophy …

|Full text of the analysis| The state pillar of the pension system in Bulgaria is in a state of practical bankruptcy. The situation is so critical that for working Bulgarians, who are currently in their 30s or 20s, most likely there simply will not be money to pay their pensions when …

Blockchain technology is considered by many to be revolutionary, but it still has its drawbacks. The first and most popular cryptocurrency, namely Bitcoin, besides being considered revolutionary and eliminating the need for a bank intermediary, is slow and expensive. The drastic price spike in 2017 made it …

After a week of media drama, accusations, speculation, doubts, threats and scandals, the saga "Ginka Varbakova and the sale of CEZ" seems to have found its very unpleasant ending. The government officially announced that it will try to acquire a "controlling stake" in CEZ Bulgaria. In other words, the government wants to become the de facto controlling owner ...