Politics

"Taxes are theft." You may have heard similar statements made or shared by your libertarian (or classical liberal) acquaintances. Is there any logic behind this statement, though, or is it just another hollow political slogan? Let's start with a thought experiment. If a robber threatened you with a gun...

France is at a crossroads. The nationalists' chances for the first time seem realizable.

Author: Rositsa Garcheva There is only one day left until the first round of the presidential elections in France. On April 23, 47 million voters will give their preference to one of the 11 candidates, because in French politics the maxim applies: “In the first round – you elect, in the second – you eliminate”. That is, all eleven have their own greater …

Author: Stefcho Stanev Freedom or security? Unfortunately, in recent years we have witnessed many brutal terrorist attacks in Europe. What happened in Stockholm is another reason to look at how Europe, and Bulgaria in particular, are trying to counter terrorism. The eternal …

On this day of reflection, I address this letter to you, the right-wing voters. Those of you who share the principles of the right, such as more freedom and responsibility for citizens and less interference and control from the state. And even more specifically, those of you who once again convinced me to vote, even though there is no …

As elections approach and the state-funded (by us taxpayers) parties' appearances fill the airwaves and pages of the media, rationally ignorant voters wake up from their slumber and begin to look for their option at the ballot box. A little earlier, people like me and my colleagues in BLO and EKIP, as well as others in …

In connection with the upcoming parliamentary elections, EKIP decided to evaluate the election party programs of some of the more important players. We chose the traditional major parties along with most of the smaller parties, which according to sociological surveys have a chance of overcoming the 1% barrier that entitles them to state subsidies. In view of the profile …

And in this election race, the topic of hemp was not heavily affected. The parties poured out their promises of all kinds of social benefits, such as more money (from taxpayers) for pensions, education, healthcare, defense, police, infrastructure, borders, world peace, the ozone hole, physical education, sports, etc. On the sidelines, however, stand tens of thousands of voters who are interested in who …

The following article aims to examine the programs of the two main parties in the next parliamentary elections - BSP and GERB. The basis for this is a debate organized by "Nova TV", as well as the programs published on their websites. The article focuses on their economic aspects and, even more so, their consequences for the fiscal system. The first …

Recently, Bulgaria's possible entry into the EU's monetary union, the so-called Eurozone, has become a hot topic. Over the past week, a number of experts, led by the former economic team of the NMSV and Ivan Kostov, took turns explaining in various media why Bulgaria should abolish the currency board as soon as possible and …