Politics

Yesterday, in a successful PR move, the headquarters of the Reformist Bloc managed to include in Radan Kanev's live interview with Kapital newspaper hip hop artist Itso Hazarta - making the conversation significantly more interesting and more watchable. The Upsurt rapper himself insisted in front of the camera that he wanted to support "Radan, the people around him" because of ...

For those familiar with the nature and history of major political movements in the US and UK, it is clear that one of the main elements of what is considered the “right” is the so-called fiscal conservatism. The idea that the state apparatus should (at a minimum) spend as much as it can collect through the tax system, and …

The Israeli army's military operation "Defensive Edge" in the Gaza Strip has further shaken Israel's already unenviable regional reputation as an aggressor and occupier. This has been contributed by the many civilian casualties among Palestinians (over 1,900 according to data from August 7), but also by the Palestinians' ability to present themselves as ...

In the months since the annexation of the Crimean peninsula, Russia's policy has shifted significantly. The country has been visibly trying to reduce its dependence on Western markets and cushion the economic damage caused by mounting sanctions against key Russian companies and individuals, including companies close to Vladimir Putin's regime from …

In the first part of the series on the anti-market actions of the cabinet formed in the last parliament by the three parties (BSP, DPS and Ataka), we examined some of their harmful decisions and actions, including the increase in debt, measures against ERPs, the increase and maintenance of risk in the business environment, populist actions, such as the increase …

On July 17, in one of the smaller halls of the Balkan Hotel (former Sheraton) in the center of the capital, a conference was held under the title "Social Policy for Growth - the Right Path", organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, affiliated with Mrs. Merkel's party in Germany. The main idea of the event, as explained by the hosts, is ...

In just over a year in power, the coalition led by the BSP has proposed, submitted for consideration and adopted quite a few changes. The effects of some of them are not yet visible, and when they do appear, many may not associate them with the current rulers. In any case, we can now prepare an anthology …

Plamen Oresharski's government is set to resign within a month. This means that the one-year rule of the coalition between the BSP and the MRF will soon come to an end. This has come after the announcement of the results of the European Parliament elections, which showed that the popularity of the BSP has decreased compared to a year ago.

On Sunday, Bulgarians will have the unique opportunity to choose who will not reform the healthcare, pension and education systems; who will redistribute part of their wealth; who will support one or another monopoly and who will worsen the state of the economy. In other words – tomorrow Bulgarians will vote to preserve the status quo. …

Elections are coming up, and the political formation that is most aggressively targeting the so-called “right-wing voter” (a group that our average libertarian generally belongs to) with its messages is the Reformist Bloc (RB). That is why I decided to devote some attention to the 12 “principles” through which the RB wants to build a fair and modern public environment[1]. 1. “New electoral …