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Adrian Nikolov

World Championship of Economic Freedom

It's summer, and the main topic of political discourse is the banking crisis, the recent resignation of the government and possible budget adjustments. However, the World Cup in Brazil ended a few days ago, and while sports passions have not yet died down, it's time to take stock of what has happened in recent …

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For God's sake, brothers, don't vote!

As the European Parliament elections approach, political parties are increasingly trying to encourage citizens to vote – preferably for them. Regardless of the differences in their political and economic platforms, all parties agree that every citizen in a representative democracy should exercise their right to vote, …

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Should we be afraid of Russia?

The international system has changed significantly in the past two months. The reason for this was the Russian Federation's bid to regain the status of regional hegemon in Eastern Europe that it lost two decades ago. The method chosen for this is reminiscent of the redistribution of the Old Continent around the two world wars and the creation of the USSR – …

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The new totalitarian Penal Code

Няма две мнения по въпроса, че управлението БСП-ДПС, поело юздите на политическия живот на България през последните осем месеца, е постоянен генератор на лоши политически идеи и законодателство. Управляващите имат намерение да облагат с допълнителни данъци производителите на електроенергия от възобновяеми източници, което вероятно ще доубие този бизнес. Друг интересен …

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The clerks - out of the kitchen

The extent to which government authorities have taken on the daunting task of looking after people’s health is startling. The latest – and rather absurd – example is the EU’s intention to limit the amount of cinnamon in food[1] on the grounds that it contains a toxic substance that could …

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The Maastricht failure

One of the main goals of the European Union and one of the reasons for its existence is to achieve economic stability and sustainable growth on the Old Continent. In themselves, these are concepts devoid of particular meaning and without practical value, whose main role is to sound good in political speeches ...

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Amendments to the Electoral Code

As the seventieth day of #DANSwithme approaches, many observers and especially opponents of the protests are increasingly raising the topic of the demands, goals, and proposals of those who came out to oppose the government. It can be said that this question is to some extent justified – from a political …

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Guest article: How much will we pay to political parties in the new parliament?

In the days following the parliamentary elections, the public debate focused on two main topics – the distribution of parliamentary seats and the possible coalition of the four parliamentary parties, and the scandal surrounding the printed ballots. These two topics successfully displaced one of the interesting leitmotifs of the election campaigns – the financing of political parties …

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Guest article: Privatization – urgent

Държавата е лош стопанин; както историята ясно показва, там, където държавата се опитва да изземе функциите на пазара, икономиката се проваля с гръм.С особена сила това важи за социалистическите държави, където държавата играе ролята на пълновластен господар на икономиката, а частна инициатива на отсъства напълно; разрухата на тези системи е …

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