(The Agitation for Happiness or How the Federation of Servile States Came into Being)[1] Krasen Stanchev "Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." (Winston Churchill, 1941) "The more the state "plans," the more difficult it becomes for the individual to plan" (Friedrich von Hayek, 1944) The year 2022 is ...

I dedicate this article to my friend Vladimir Karolev, with whom we have repeatedly discussed the concessioning of water, district heating, resorts, beaches and services. [i] “Bath” or “shower”: vital signs of the problem This question did not, for example, face the residents of Sofia in 1994 and early 1995. The reason is very simple …

I dedicate this article to my friend Vladimir Karolev, with whom we have repeatedly discussed the concessioning of water, district heating, resorts, beaches and services. [i] After St. George’s Day, state television spread the news that the water supply companies were planning to raise the price of water. As the drafter and introducer of the modern (since 1991) law on the protection …

The administration's inaction is stifling even that which could work... Everyone is discussing the taxpayers' money, which the government these days said it would return to some of them after collecting it from everyone. Both the discussion and the government's actions are normal - within some framework of public decency. No...

In the midst of Brexit, about which I[i] wrote on June 22, 2016[ii] and where nothing unexpected has happened since the then-forecast, and in the midst of domestically important political topics, the approaching expected actions for Bulgaria’s entry into the “eurozone waiting room” and membership in the zone itself were completely forgotten. If we exclude the statements of …

“We occupied you Czechs because we love you.” Explanation of what happened by a Russian officer, given on August 24, 1968 to Milan Kundera During this week in 1968, another desire for freedom and humanity in the socialist camp was trampled. It did not start with the economy, but with culture, music, everyday life …

Private enforcement agents (PEAs) are even ahead of banks on Ms. Manolova’s list of enemies.[i] A closer look at her arguments reveals that “PEAs” are blamed for fees and procedures that are neither their fault nor their income, but are often one of the few options for debt collection. …

What I have said here is a response to numerous comments regarding my criticism of the DSB's view of how the government should act regarding the Yulen concession. My criticism was mainly about the procedure and its grounds. I shared the following about them. "DSB have given birth to a reformist vision for a ski area...

"It was taken without wide discussion" (the decision to introduce a flat tax), claims the director of the Institute for Economic Research of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in a presentation of their report this week. In fact, this discussion began in December 1997 and ended in December 2007, with the effects of the reform being monitored and assessed ...