Участниците в дискусията заключиха че има дефицит на подробни публични данни за работниците от трети страни От EKIP подчертахме икономическите рискове свързани с вноса на преобладаващо нискоквалифицирана работна ръка Данните сочат, че едва 2-3% от работниците от трети страни са висококвалифицирани От ИССИО подчертаха, че режимът за трудова миграция в …

Тютюнът остава водеща причина за предотвратими смъртни случаи, както и за години живот с влошено здраве и загубени години поради преждевревенна смърт (DALY), в световен мащаб. Въпреки че в глобален мащаб нивата на употреба на тютюневи изделия намаляват, между държавите в ЕС има съществени разлики. През 2019 г. процентът на …

Експертен клуб за икономика и политика (EKIP) беше цитиран от „Welt”, един от петте най-четени вестника в Германия, във връзка с планираното присъединяване на България към еврозоната на 1 януари 2026 г. Немската медия отрази дълбоките резерви по отношение на планираното присъединяване и сериозните критики на процеса, който доведе до …

OPEN LETTER  to halt the flawed and undemocratic process of euro adoption in Bulgaria in view of significant risks   Whereas we believe that the European Union stands by the values of democracy and the principles of cooperation among sovereign members and subsidiarity in decision-making, we call for halting the current …

In an attempt to viciously defend the thesis that private hospitals must conduct public procurement because they are “public law organizations” according to the Public Procurement Act and Directive 2014/24, the IME misinterprets the practice of the CJEU and conveniently omits the only comprehensive analysis of its kind in Bulgaria by the EKIP on the topic. We cut stones because we build, …

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirms the current definition of a “public body” in Bulgarian law. As a result, European law does not require the inclusion of private medical institutions in the scope of the public procurement regime. The reasoned ruling of the CJEU emphasizes the right of Bulgaria to adapt its legislation to its needs and local specificities. …

|Full text of the analysis| EKIP prepared the first of its kind in Bulgaria public comparative legal analysis and impact assessment in relation to the transposition of Directive 2014/24 on public procurement in relation to private healthcare institutions in Bulgaria and the EC's criminal procedure against Bulgaria on this occasion. Here is part …

| Full text of the analysis | Bulgaria introduced the rules for imposing a global minimum tax on large multinational and national groups of enterprises at the very end of 2023. This happened after the traditional long delay in the Bulgarian legislative process, lack of open public discussion and changes in the voted texts "on ...

A new study of the credit market shows the main trends in borrowed funds and their interest rates. The study provides another insight into the unusual for Europe interest rate dynamics in the Bulgarian household lending sector. On the eve of a possible reversal of monetary policy in Europe, the credit market in Bulgaria remains highly dynamic, …

|Full text of the analysis| At the beginning of October, it was three years since Bulgaria joined the Banking Union. The event was once advertised with great official enthusiasm. It was even explained that this marks the practical beginning of the country's membership in the eurozone. The argument – the Banking Union is a mechanism created in and …