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2018

How the National Assembly introduced a "dry regime" for the sale of commercial enterprises

commercial enterprises

1. The latest amendments to the Labor Code and their true purpose On December 22, 2017, in the Official Gazette, No. 102 of 2017, the Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Labor Code (“LALC”) was promulgated[i]. Most provisions entered into force on the day of promulgation[ii]. It is evident from the LALC itself that the true purpose of the legislative …

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State priorities in education: theory versus practice

priorities in education

According to a series of state strategies, "informatics, information and communication technologies are a national priority." However, according to the actual actions of the Ministry of Education and Science, the following things are happening: They are forcibly closing classes in mathematics high schools in Ruse, Burgas, Vratsa and Plovdiv so that students can enroll in other declining schools, ...

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Jane Jacobs: How the Left Idolized One of the Greatest Deregulators of the 20th Century

Jane Jacobs is a curious figure – one of the legendary civil rights activists in the United States, without a college degree, she sees herself as an economist, but with the greatest influence on urban planning. She was born in 1916 and became famous for her book “The Life and Death of Great American Cities”, which was published in …

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In defense of delegated budgets in education

delegated budgets

Delegated budgets have long been tickling the consciences of union leaders and politicians from the left spectrum, because they sharply touch their big wound - it is not "equal" and it is not "fair". Their idea, of course, is not for everyone to work equally (that is impossible) and receive equal ...

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Is it a good idea to join the Eurozone?: Debate on bTV

Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone

Defending the position "against" Bulgaria's possible entry into the Eurozone, our editor-in-chief Georgi Vuldzhev entered into a debate with former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Nikolay Vassilev on bTV. According to Vuldzhev, the negatives of entering the Eurozone far outweigh the potential positives: If Bulgaria enters the Eurozone, which means eliminating …

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Why decriminalization is sometimes the better form of prevention

decriminalization

Author: Türker Mollahasan The ratification procedure of the Istanbul Convention has generated numerous publications in the media space, as well as discussions on social networks. A similar reaction was also seen in many media outlets[1] when the Russian Federation adopted amendments to its legislation decriminalizing[2] the so-called “domestic violence”, regulating it as a component of an administrative …

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The sadly forgotten principles of the Tarnovo Constitution

the Tarnovo Constitution

If democracy is the rule of the majority, then the constitution is the mechanism that must ensure the rights of the individual against encroachments by this same majority. In the historical development of modern Bulgaria, four constitutions have operated – the Tarnovo Constitution of 1879, the so-called Dimitrov Constitution of 1947, the Zhivkov Constitution of 1971…

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Response to "The Problems with the Istanbul Convention"

Author: Daniel Gospodinov I am writing this article in response to a recent post on this site, in which the author intelligently outlined his objections to the ratification of the controversial Istanbul Convention in our country. In this response, I would like to outline the points on which I disagree with the author of this post. Perhaps …

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Libertarian Manifesto Against Environmental Pollution II

Murray Rothbard, "For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto" You can read Part I of this essay here. Noise is also a type of air pollution. Noise creates sound waves that travel through space and irradiate the property and bodies of others. It is only in recent years that medical professionals have begun to investigate the harmful effects of …

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The pointless and questionable spending of BNT

BNT

This article is part of the "Black Book of Government Waste", published in 2015. With over 65 million leva in annual subsidies from the state budget, the Bulgarian National Television is the largest budget-financed media in the country. The television is an institution with a special status, performing certain public functions. The current director of BNT, Vyara Ankova …

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