October 1 marked exactly one year since Bulgaria officially joined the EU Banking Union. The accession was accompanied by great fanfare from public experts, politicians, and of course the government of Boyko Borissov himself, who in April 2020 announced Bulgaria’s accession to the ERM-II exchange rate mechanism and the Banking Union …
More »One year of Bulgaria in the Banking Union - risks and opportunities
The Banking Union creates incentives for decapitalization and destabilization of our banking system. The Banking Union would most likely not help restructure local banks. Bulgaria no longer has its own bank resolution fund. In such a situation, the cost of bank bankruptcies falls through the budget onto Bulgarian taxpayers. On October 1, 2020…
More »Why is the ECB silent about the BDB?
The ECB is silent about the BDB. We have sent a request for all documents on the case. As we have already written, Bulgaria has been a member of the Banking Union for 9 months now. A key element of the BS is the so-called Single Supervisory Mechanism. Supporters of the eurozone promised that banking supervision in the hands of the ECB would correct the problems in …
More »We asked the ECB: What are they doing about BDB supervision?
Bulgaria has been a member of the Banking Union for 9 months now. A key element of the BS is the so-called Single Supervisory Mechanism, which was promised by the supporters of the eurozone to correct the problems in local banking supervision. With the letter below, the EKIP asked the ECB – what they have done, what they are doing and …
More »No, Mr. Borisov, the euro is not a guarantee of banking stability
In the debates that erupted this week over the dangerous amendment to the BNB Law, the authorities were forced to launch into a desperate defense of the current political course towards the fastest possible membership in the eurozone. One of these desperate defenses was the claim made by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov that joining the eurozone would …
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