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 …
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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 …
More »Why Bulgaria Shouldn't Adopt the Euro? (Analysis)
| Full text of the analysis | In recent months, Bulgaria's potential entry into the Eurozone has once again become one of the most discussed topics in the public sphere. What is remarkable, however, is that this case has become not so much a topic of debate as a topic of...sermon. A sermon by politicians from …
More »Why is there no point in having a special law for "personal bankruptcy"?
(Notes on the discussion of the idea in the media, statistics, the Quran and the Bible) Author: Krasen Stanchev "The matter I am considering is the same as that which Thomas Hobbes had in mind, only it is more enormous." - Woody Allen In addition to the analogies "that's how it is in the USA", "I experienced" this bankruptcy, "in many EU countries there is such a ...
More »Ep. 12: Bulgaria and the Eurozone, 200 years since the birth of Marx
01:15 - Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone 26:37 - 200 years since the birth of Karl Marx 46:30 - The State vs. Market Social Assistance 60:33 - Questions from Patreon Donors Links: The Secret Weakness of the Euro The Right-Wing and Conservative Position is Bulgaria Outside the Eurozone Desislava Nikolova from IME Against the Recent Entry …
More »Three problems facing domestic healthcare
What are the critical points that the healthcare system will face by the end of 2018? Over the past few months, we have witnessed a number of scandals in the healthcare sector and an unceasing whirlpool of ideas, proposals and policies that, after an attempt to be put into practice, are rejected by the system in every possible way and …
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