The month was marked by the extremely high activity of our health economist Arkadi Sharkov in the media. Currently, a deep public debate is underway in our country regarding the problems in the healthcare system and the necessary reforms that can solve them. Sharkov and others took an active part in this debate in all possible ways …
More »TEAM in the media about healthcare, pensions and the economy of Bulgaria
Over the past month, the TEAM has actively participated in public debates on a number of topics, the most key of which were healthcare, the economy of Bulgaria and Europe, and the international situation. Healthcare Our Deputy Chairman and health expert Arkadi Sharkov has been extremely active in the public space over the past month and has touched on the various problems of healthcare in Bulgaria. …
More »Is there a need for pension reform?
Pension funds have achieved nearly 4.5% profitability in recent years, and the government plans to oblige insurers under the voluntary pillar to provide forecasts for future pensions. Is there light at the end of the tunnel and what kind of pensions will we receive in 5, 10 or 20 years? These are the topics that our editor-in-chief Georgi …
More »EKIP in the media about hemp, the euro and gambling regulation
In recent weeks, the main topics on which the EKIP made a number of appearances in the media were related to Bulgaria's potential entry into the Eurozone, the proposed bans on the advertising and distribution of lottery games, and the "Freedom for Hemp" protest march on the need to decriminalize marijuana in the country. Dimitar Karagegov, as the organizer of …
More »The "Ivancheva" model
Authors: Dimitar Karagegov, Georgi Vuldjev They say that for every big lie you need accomplices. What happens when your accomplices are an entire neighborhood of 120,000 This is the story of the Mladost District – “green”, “people’s”, “supra-partisan”, “overdeveloped” and seriously misled. It can’t be otherwise when everything stems from a lie…
More »Ep. 17: Ivaylo Tinchev on the traditional family and LGBT activism
Links: Official goals of "Sofia Pride" The New Atlantis report on gender and sexuality For greater convenience, we recommend downloading the audio of the podcast by clicking on the “Download” button in the player above. Don't forget to like and share on Facebook and write a comment with your opinion and/or criticism …
More »Proposed bans on advertising and distribution of lottery tickets are inadequate
This is the opinion that our economist Nikola Filipov shared in the "Business Daily" program on "Evropa" TV: "It is not adequate to introduce changes to the laws in this way, from one day to the next, without any economic argumentation. This simply sends a lot of …
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 »EKIP against the Euro on national airwaves
As one of the few right-wing economists who are skeptical about Bulgaria’s entry into the Eurozone, our editor-in-chief Georgi Vuldzhev and founder Stoyan Panchev recently took part in a number of television shows and debates on the topic. On NOVA TV, Stoyan Panchev confronted the former deputy minister …
More »Ep. 10: How dangerous are the planned changes to the Criminal Code?
0:40 - Stoyan Panchev on Tom Woods' podcast and other news related to our podcast. 05:05 - What are the dangers of the proposed changes to the Criminal Code? Should "private" corruption be treated the same way as "state" corruption? Should the prosecutor's office have the ability to intervene in completely …
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