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In September, the EKIP presented the analysis - "Economic Status and Development of Small Regional Centers in Bulgaria". The focus was on the 8 regional centers with the smallest urban population in the country since 2007-2008. These are the municipalities of Montana, Lovech, Silistra, Razgrad, Targovishte, Kardzhali, Kyustendil and Smolyan. The data we examined include both …

Media appearances in August covered the presentation of our new study against the restriction of cash payments, healthcare, is a new economic recession coming, and the accuracy of drug tests used by the traffic police. The latest economic analysis of the EKIP - "Regulations on cash payments and their effects" presents evidence that ...

In the midst of summer, our experts were sought after by the media on topics such as: healthcare, taxes and the tax system, pension system reform, stress tests of banks in the country. The month was marked by the extremely high activity of our health economist Arkadi Sharkov in the media space. In the program "Direct" on BulgariaOnAir television, …

The activity of the experts from the EKIP continues in June with participation in media discussions related to reforms in the pension system and healthcare, the proposal to reduce VAT, entry into ERM II, legalization of marijuana, etc. The topic that most excited the public during the month was the proposal of the MRF to reduce …

In May, the participation of the experts from the EKIP was related to topics such as joining the eurozone, Tax Freedom Day, the European elections, social policy and others. On May 18, we celebrated Tax Freedom Day. This year, the Bulgarian Libertarian Society organized a kind of celebration of the holiday - treated with beer more …

In April, our authors once again took over the media space with opinions on current topics: the "Mobility" package, pension and health insurance, taxes, legalization of marijuana and the upcoming elections. The Chairman of the Bulgarian Libertarian Society, Stoyan Panchev, participated in the show "More of the Day" on BNT about Macron's "Mobility" package and ...

The topics of the participation of authors from the EKIP in March concerned: social security, healthcare, religion. Editor-in-chief Georgi Vuldjev, in the news of bTV, shared his concern about the falsification of documents for receiving a pension. According to him, there is no archival information available about what insurance contributions individuals have paid and to what extent …

Pension reform for the young is one of the leading campaigns of EKIP, which is why our experts are often invited by the media on this topic. In February, our editor-in-chief – Georgi Vuldjev – had important appearances on the topic on some of the largest television stations. At the beginning of the month, on the air of the morning block …

We started 2019 with a strong start – the topic of healthcare is hot again and the EKIP presented a new study: Proposal for a rational drug policy. The author of the analysis, health economist Arkadi Sharkov, was a guest on one of the most watched shows on the domestic airwaves – “Face to Face” on BTV. According to him, for …

Despite the festive mood in December, EKIP experts again actively participated in the public debate on topics such as healthcare, the 2019 budget, and freedom of speech. The month began with the participation of EKIP Editor-in-Chief Georgi Vuldjev in the show “Q&A with Klara Marinova”, where he commented on the economic factors behind the November protests, political stability, …