Между политическото желание за защита и правната възможност за такава зее пропаст – и именно в тази пропаст днес се намира Гренландия. Задължение ли са държавите членки на ЕС да изпратят войски и друга помощ, ако Гренландия бъде нападната и окупирана от САЩ, Русия или Китай? Малко известно е, че …

My position against the adoption of the euro and the corresponding national plan is based on the following main arguments. 1. Keeping the national currency does not mean a worse economy. Sweden is a good example of this. - Sweden's economic growth since 2003 has been between 1.5% and 3%, i.e. higher than that of the eurozone. …

Socialism, unlike capitalism, causes severe damage to the environment. To give a clear example of this, but also to avoid the subjective factor of domestic reality before and after 1989, let's look at what the situation was in East Germany (GDR) compared to West Germany (FRG). In 1968 …

Europe is preparing for a new five-year cycle in which it must deal with many internal and external challenges. On the one hand, the US and China are huge economic competitors to the EU due to their greater business freedom (US) and resources (China), and on the other hand, Russian military power and strategic interests also …

The latest report by Reporters Without Borders once again ranked Bulgaria in the unenviable 111th position in terms of freedom of speech in the world. The debate on this topic in the country revolves mostly around the causes without looking for a way out of the situation. The solution to the problem of limited freedom of speech lies in economic freedom. …

A European Central Bank[1] (ECB) survey of more than 8,079 companies from EU Member States in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)[2] aims to understand how increases in minimum wages (MW) are affecting businesses in these countries. 456 Bulgarian companies were asked what …

The EU Council of Ministers[1] has endorsed the European Pillar of Social Rights. The Pillar consists of 20 principles that aim to provide equal working conditions and social protection, but in essence constitute a trampling on fundamental ideas of a market economy and society. Although it does not have the force of law, the Pillar is a political …

At the end of 2016, the "patriotic" idea of imposing Bulgarian food in stores became fashionable again, as the state had to introduce corresponding repressive requirements on businesses along the lines of "buy only Bulgarian". According to the draft law submitted by the BSP, "for part of the quantities of products offered, the production of which is traditional for Bulgaria...it is mandatory...

For the past 12 years, the Heritage Foundation, one of the leading and most renowned institutions in the field of economic freedom and policy research, has published its annual Index of Economic Freedom in countries around the world. 2016 is no exception, and Bulgaria reports better results compared to its performance last year, but …

For many people, mostly with more left-wing ideological views, the past year was bad and even scandalous because of Donald Trump and Brexit. However, neither Trump has begun his reign, nor Brexit is a fact, so there is no need for hasty conclusions and mass hysteria. Quite the opposite – the focus should be on …