Bulgarian socialism is like any other socialism – a well-intentioned, but clumsy and often bloody socio-economic experiment. At the national level, the common characteristics manifest themselves in a specific way. This is how the sweet native picture of the Bulgarian socialist past is born. In several consecutive publications we will focus on the Bulgarian manifestations of typical …
More »An apolitical vision for Bulgaria
Author: Vasil Kanev The Bulgarian socialists decided to present their vision for Bulgaria, in which they repeatedly emphasize how important it is for the state to take part in all spheres of human life, to plan and redistribute from the rich to the poor, from those who produce to those who need it. In this regard …
More »TEAM in the media about healthcare, pensions and the economy of Bulgaria
Over the past month, the TEAM has actively participated in public debates on a number of topics, the most key of which were healthcare, the economy of Bulgaria and Europe, and the international situation. Healthcare Our Deputy Chairman and health expert Arkadi Sharkov has been extremely active in the public space over the past month and has touched on the various problems of healthcare in Bulgaria. …
More »Bulgaria DOES NOT have the lowest taxes in the European Union
Author: Stefan Stoyanov It is widely believed that Bulgaria has the lowest taxes in the European Union. This perception is formed by comparing the rates, especially of Corporate Tax and Income Tax, with the corresponding rates in countries such as Germany or Denmark. But neither of these countries are representative of the entire European Union, …
More »Ep. 20: Q&A from TEAM Patreon donors
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More »Ep.15: Belene and the Future of Europe
02:10 - Nord Stream and Belene NPP 31:30 - The Italian "parallel currency" and the return of the crisis in the Eurozone Links: The revival of the Belene NPP The three big myths about the Belene NPP What did they say and what did we understand about the Belene NPP? Belene NPP: The unnecessary energy project that refuses to die What is the "parallel …
More »Why Bulgaria Shouldn't Adopt the Euro? (Analysis)
| Full text of the analysis | In recent months, Bulgaria's potential entry into the Eurozone has once again become one of the most discussed topics in the public sphere. What is remarkable, however, is that this case has become not so much a topic of debate as a topic of...sermon. A sermon by politicians from …
More »Why is there no point in having a special law for "personal bankruptcy"?
(Notes on the discussion of the idea in the media, statistics, the Quran and the Bible) Author: Krasen Stanchev "The matter I am considering is the same as that which Thomas Hobbes had in mind, only it is more enormous." - Woody Allen In addition to the analogies "that's how it is in the USA", "I experienced" this bankruptcy, "in many EU countries there is such a ...
More »The right-wing and conservative position is Bulgaria outside the Eurozone
The right-winger doesn't like political adventurism No, this isn't one of those articles that will make you believe that a 1,000 leva salary will become €500, and a 1 leva loaf of bread will become €1, because that won't happen. However, something else will happen - the security of the currency board will disappear...
More »The Euro's Secret Weakness
We are in the process of yet another assault, organized by the native authorities, towards one of the half-wanted, half-unwanted so-called national goals. As with the Schengen zone, so with the common currency of the European Union, the government is wandering between a reasonable wait for the problems to be eventually resolved, aka Simeon Dyankov with the Euro, and enthusiastic demarches to …
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