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Will we reform, or won't we reform?

The full liberalization of postal services in Europe has an end date – December 31, 2012. According to the provisions of Directive 2008/6/EC, a free market for postal services must be created by then, which will guarantee fair competition by freeing the so-called reserved services from state protection.

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Misguided reforms in a misguided system

As a welcome to the new year, the government has stirred up yet another TELK mess. The reason is the changes to the Social Security Code that have crept into the transitional and final provisions of the State Social Security Act for 2012, which increase the degree and scope of administrative-criminal liability to which experts from medical commissions are subject, who …

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"The New World" by Marc Faber (I)

Marc Faber has always been skeptical about the West's ability to successfully address the economic and social problems it faces. This is largely due to his belief that the monetary and fiscal policies pursued by central banks and governments in the "Old World" cannot or simply will not...

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Are the mails dying?*

The clouds over Bulgarian Post continue to thicken. After ending 2011 with a net loss of BGN 9.2 million, with a net profit of BGN 446 thousand for 2010, the company also reported a net loss of BGN 3.6 million for the first quarter of 2012.

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Oil woes*

Let's face it - Europe has once again spectacularly shot itself in the foot, amid the enthusiastic sounds of the American geopolitical whistle. We are referring, of course, to the profound embargo that the EU imposed on the import of Iranian oil with the aim of "sanctioning the regime for its attempts to acquire nuclear ...

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ACTA must be stopped at the Bulgarian border

Yavor Aleksiev Today, the Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Traycho Traykov, announced that Bulgaria is withdrawing from the ACTA agreement. The position seems clear: "There will be no ratification of the agreement until a unified position of the governments in the European Union is reached." Is this enough? What does "unified position of the governments ...

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The great example of a small country - New Zealand

In just two decades, New Zealand has managed to establish itself as one of the most attractive destinations in the eyes of international investors. As a result of its consistent policy of liberalizing the economy, the island country, rich in natural resources and distinguished by enviable economic and political stability, has managed to give a new …

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