02:10 - Nord Stream and Belene NPP 31:30 - The Italian "parallel currency" and the return of the crisis in the Eurozone Links: The revival of the Belene NPP The three big myths about the Belene NPP What did they say and what did we understand about the Belene NPP? Belene NPP: The unnecessary energy project that refuses to die What is the "parallel …
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The ideal city
Imagine that you live in the Ideal Neighborhood. In the Ideal Neighborhood, you live in an apartment building with a large parking lot in front and a large garden behind it with trees, grass, climbing plants, and whatever else you need to keep it green. There are many more such ideal blocks near you. The Ideal Neighborhood …
More »The beginning of specialized economic knowledge among Bulgarians
In modern times, economic knowledge with claims to be scientific is highly specialized. To such an extent that even professionals do not understand and do not know all its aspects. Economic science, on the one hand, uses the achievements of a number of other sciences, but on the other hand, it analyzes all aspects of human existence. The described situation …
More »Proposed bans on advertising and distribution of lottery tickets are inadequate
This is the opinion that our economist Nikola Filipov shared in the "Business Daily" program on "Evropa" TV: "It is not adequate to introduce changes to the laws in this way, from one day to the next, without any economic argumentation. This simply sends a lot of …
More »Ep. 14: Teodor Karakolev on free market urban development
01:13 - The war against gambling and "coupons" 26:38 - Urban development through a free market Links: The proposed amendments to the Gambling Law Foundation "Bulgarian Architectural Modernism" Articles by Teodor Karakolev can be found here, here and here. For greater convenience, we recommend downloading the audio of the podcast by clicking on …
More »If they remove the lottery, will there be a ban on loans, nightlife, and what else?
In recent months, lottery games and their fans have been under serious political attack by Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov and the extra-parliamentary opposition in the person of the Democratic Bulgaria union. A bill has already been submitted to the National Assembly, which includes two main proposals – to limit (especially television) lottery advertising …
More »Ep. 2: What did our Virtual Pension Fund achieve in April?
00:20 - Who are we, what is the purpose of this podcast, what will we talk about in this episode? 07:25 - What is the EKIP Virtual Pension Fund and what return did it achieve in April? 21:30 - Response to feedback and questions we received after the first episode of the podcast. 31:08 - What …
More »The road to Hell is paved with good intentions - the effects of VAT
This article is not for people who believe in the power of government and authorities to make decisions for a person and navigate their future and destiny. This article is for people who are not afraid to make mistakes, learn from them, and raise their children as their …
More »Ep. 13: Dimitar Karagegov on the war on drugs
01:43 - Another revival of the Belene NPP 17:46 - The "Freedom for Hemp" March and the war on drugs in Bulgaria 50:10 - The AIKB's proposal for reform in higher education Analysis of Bulgarian drug policy Concept for providing specialists for the Bulgarian economy If you want to support the cause of decriminalization ...
More »European companies will spend €200 billion on GDPR compliance
Author: Georgi Georgiev Companies in the European Union are expected to spend around 200 billion euros to bring their personal data processing and storage procedures into line with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679). This is around 4 times the estimated GDP of Bulgaria for …
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