April is already a traditional time for scandals related to offshore finance and tax evasion to erupt. Exactly three years ago, we were talking again about leaked information from a consulting firm in the so-called "Offshore Leaks" affair, where incriminating documents came from the British Virgin Islands instead of Panama. Back then, it was about …

Earlier this week, the Institute for Market Economics (IME) presented its detailed study of income inequality in Bulgaria to the public – “Poverty Cuts - Education and Employment as Factors for the Income and Happiness Curve in Bulgaria”. The study is a continuation of IME’s long-standing interest in the field – …

We paid for a bridge connecting two puddles and for a sociological survey about potholes on the roads. What is happening to my money – this is the question that every Bulgarian taxpayer should ask himself after leafing through the pages of the new “Black Book of Government Waste in Bulgaria”. What is happening …

Something has changed in the last year. No, it's not like we no longer hear about all the wonderful projects being built with the European Union's cohesion money – the political vocabulary is still full of highways, stadiums, halls and ribbons – but recently other words have been joining them. And …

Following the terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Kenya in 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry commented that the fight against extremism and violence goes beyond simply identifying and removing specific terrorists from the streets, but depends on providing “economic opportunities to marginalized, at-risk youth.”[1] Cleared from …

In recent days, public discussions have taken place to adopt the new management plans for the Vitosha, Pirin and Rila parks. As expected, two camps have formed in the debates. The first – and larger – is of a wide spectrum of people (athletes, architects, mayors, economists, etc.) who want to replace the lift facilities …

Yesterday it became clear that the Supreme Administrative Court upheld the decision of the Commission for the Protection of Competition to impose a fine of 200,000 leva on the company Uber, as well as to prohibit it from practicing its activities in its current form. The decision was made on the basis of Art. 29 of the Protection of …

Just over a week ago, the entire government launched a campaign against smuggling, and more specifically against fuel "fraud" (in quotes, because it turned out that violations occur at about 2% of gas stations). It was heavily garnished with advertisements sponsored by the Ministry of Finance, convincing us that without government taxes...

After the summer break, the deputies returned to parliament, enthusiastic about interfering in our lives and picking our pockets. But those who voted for the parties in parliament should not frown – because they chose the authors of the reforms, the problem is that along with the dry land, there are fires...

The election of outspoken socialist Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party in the UK marks the beginning of an interesting shift in the British political system. What is actually happening to the second (for now) largest party in the country and what can we expect in the future: Corbyn's victory comes after the decision of the failed …