Author: Kaloyan Staykov After the presentation on Thursday of the summary of the Final Report on the possibility of realizing the assets of the Belene NPP at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the news was that the project is viable, and the focus was on the price of electricity at which this would be possible. However, these are the least important questions, as they depend on …

Author: Nikolay Filibev Earlier this week, the parliament adopted at first reading another proposal by the Ministry of Finance to tighten the restriction on cash payments. Bulgaria is one of the few countries in the EU with such a restriction. Even some of the most developed economies in the EU are without any limit …

Author: Georgi Angelov Senior Economist, Open Society Institute – Sofia When the “dieselgate” scandal broke out in the US, a number of lawsuits were initiated against Volkswagen – including class action lawsuits for damages, and fines were also imposed. This is an important element of reducing pollution – the polluter must pay for his mistakes. However, there is also …

Jeffrey Dorfman, Forbes Today’s political climate is highly partisan. Debates are filled with personal attacks, sharp words, and outright disagreements, as each side clings tightly to its beliefs. Both sides believe and vouch for their opinions as fact. With that in mind, here are the ten …

Author: Lachezar Bogdanov, Industry Watch The openness of an economy is most often measured by the relative importance of foreign trade relative to its size. Some analyses look at the total volume of trade in goods and services relative to gross domestic product, while others focus on the relative weight of exports of goods and …

Evan Fagart, bitsonline.com Roger Ver – a very well-known figure in the Bitcoin community – along with entrepreneur and cryptocurrency enthusiast Olivier Janssens is planning to found a brand new country. But here’s the catch: this country will have no government and no state, but instead will adhere to the principles of …

Author: Nikolay Filibev The National Health Service (NHS) of Great Britain was created after the end of World War II and is the jewel in the crown of the Labour Party (the largest left-wing party in Great Britain). Although among the most developed countries, Great Britain has its own problems in healthcare. They are much deeper than what politicians want to debate or …

Author: Emil A. Georgiev Why does the number of members of parliament in Germany vary from election to election? What is the first-past-the-post system? How many parties are running in these elections? Why could this Bundestag be the largest ever elected? How are the Chancellor and the government elected? In many ways, the German …

Author: Mihail Krastev A few months after the Ministry of Finance's planned restriction of cash payments to 5,000 leva failed to pass parliament, the finance ministry is now trying to push through its idea again. This time, the attempt to limit citizens' financial freedom has been inserted into a proposal for change...

Author: Iliyan Koychev Real estate is a favorite investment asset of Bulgarians, and in the long term, a potential change in this attitude is unlikely. The real estate market is developing rapidly and in large Bulgarian cities such as Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna, the asking prices (regardless of whether for purchase and sale or for rent) are …