Analyses and positions

| Full text of the analysis | According to data from the European Commission, Bulgaria ranks first in the number of smokers in the European Union. Despite a small decline in recent years, about 40% of the population still uses tobacco products. The socio-health and economic costs associated with their use are increasing annually, despite attempts to limit them …

You can support this call by signing our petition at this link. You can download this call as a separate document at this link. The currency board and the stability of the leva provided the basis for everything we have managed to build in the economic field in Bulgaria over the past 23 years. For this …

To the Chairman of the Committee on Budget and Finance of the National Assembly The Minister of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria The Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank OPINION By Stoyan Panchev In his capacity as Chairman of the Expert Club for Economics and Politics - TEAM DEAR MADAM CHAIRMAN, DEAR Mister MINISTER, DEAR Mister GOVERNOR, …

54% of adult Bulgarians want a referendum on Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone 50% of adult Bulgarians are against the introduction of the euro, only 19% support it Voters of the major parties are against the euro, while their elected officials – 60% of adult Bulgarians consider the leva a stable currency The majority of Bulgarians do not …

|Full text of the analysis| The results of the study of the Bulgarian market show the conclusions of previous analyses, such as the one commissioned by the European Commission in 2019, concerning the positive effects of the entry of biosimilar medicines into European markets. In other words, price competition between biosimilar medicines and reference medicines (together and among themselves) allows …

Full text of the statement As you know, one of the very first battles of EKIP and BLO is precisely that for a more meaningful and fair drug policy in Bulgaria. Our country continues to top the charts for both the strictest drug laws and the highest use among children and youth. That is why our cause Liberty 420 has been …

| Full text of the analysis | In Bulgaria, there is often talk about the lagging behind of small municipalities and districts compared to large ones, but unfortunately never with enough specificity and clarity. While everyone is aware that there are problems in small districts and municipalities, very little is known about what they are exactly and …

| Full text of the analysis | A number of proven patterns in economic science indicate that restricting cash payments would not have a significant effect on the size of the shadow economy. The latest report by the European Commission on the effectiveness of restrictions on cash payments in the European Union unequivocally confirms that …

| Full text of the topic | There is an understanding that all historical knowledge is relative, dependent on the point of view and destined to change over time. One of the main reasons for thinking about history in this way is the fact that it allows the names we use for different periods and complexes of …

State of the system, socio-economic impacts and prospects for liberalization This study provides a macroeconomic, socio-economic and fiscal assessment of the possibility of liberalizing the food voucher system in Bulgaria. You can read the full text of the study here. It takes into account the development of the country since 2012, especially the dynamics of incomes …