Експертен клуб за икономика и политика (EKIP) беше цитиран от „Welt”, един от петте най-четени вестника в Германия, във връзка с планираното присъединяване на България към еврозоната на 1 януари 2026 г. Немската медия отрази дълбоките резерви по отношение на планираното присъединяване и сериозните критики на процеса, който доведе до …
More »Open letter: Why Bulgaria should not adopt the euro in 2026
OPEN LETTER to halt the flawed and undemocratic process of euro adoption in Bulgaria in view of significant risks Whereas we believe that the European Union stands by the values of democracy and the principles of cooperation among sovereign members and subsidiarity in decision-making, we call for halting the current …
More »The upcoming attempt to adopt the euro involves a fake budget for this year and accounting manipulation for last year.
Author: Stefan Raychev Antonov By submitting the draft budget for 2025 from the regular cabinet of Rosen Zhelyazkov, the second consecutive finance minister sacrifices his reputation and allows himself to look ridiculous in the eyes of the professional community. In the name of Bulgaria adopting the euro, Temenuzhka Petkova offered an even more absurd explanation of how …
More »Factory on September 9th and Euro on January 1st
Author: Vladislav Apostolov Year 2045. Elon Musk's seventeenth son is heading to Mars to attend the opening of the largest and most powerful computing center in the solar system. The flight is from the spaceport in Greenland, and during the trip the boy will watch the first film of this decade, made …
More »Opinion on holding a referendum on joining the eurozone
DEAR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVES, In connection with the upcoming consideration of the petition for organizing a referendum with the question "Do you agree that the Bulgarian lev should be the only official currency in Bulgaria until 2043?" in the parliamentary committee for civic participation, we express the following opinion on behalf of the Expert Club for Economics...
More »The financial coup in Bulgaria of 1947
The year 1947 in Bulgarian history is associated with the implementation of an important monetary reform. It is part of a chain of profound and comprehensive changes that led to the establishment of a Stalinist economic and socio-political model: nationalization of industry, adoption of a new constitution, elimination of the parliamentary opposition, collectivization of agriculture, etc. The important lessons …
More »"Book rags without any value"
In 1928, with these words, the Bulgarian economist G. Toshev characterized paper money in conditions of inflation. His definition was the result of the experience gained during the First World War (1914-1919) and after it. This was the first clearly outlined inflationary wave in the history of post-liberation Bulgaria. The monetary system of …
More »The government's shameless propaganda on the euro issue
In the photo: Ivaylo Hristov, Deputy Minister of Finance Last week, at the two-day banking and financial forum of Manager magazine, another propaganda "discussion" was held regarding the pros and cons of Bulgaria joining the eurozone. I call it propaganda because this is another "discussion" in which only ministers, employers ...
More »Bulgaria OUTSIDE the Eurozone: between misconceptions and facts
About a month ago, the Bulgarian online media outlet “Factcheck.bg” published an article with the following title: “Bulgaria in the Eurozone: Between Misconceptions and Facts”. Under the guise of combating disinformation, the author of the article, Yordan Barzakov, claims to be debunking “myths” about the “negatives of eurozone membership”. The introductory paragraph of the text is eloquent: “The closer it gets …
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