The German voter punished the two largest parties in the elections. A phenomenon like the so-called "Jamaica" coalition has never happened at the national level before. This was commented by economist Georgi Zayakov on the Investbook show on Bloomberg TV Bulgaria with host Dimitar Vuchev. "It will lead us to the fact that Germany will have a tax cut. The country is really going to …
More »10 questions and answers about the elections in Germany
Author: Emil A. Georgiev Why does the number of members of parliament in Germany vary from election to election? What is the first-past-the-post system? How many parties are running in these elections? Why could this Bundestag be the largest ever elected? How are the Chancellor and the government elected? In many ways, the German …
More »The landing of Air Berlin
This article was originally published by the newspaper "Trud" Author: Georgi Zayakov On Tuesday (August 15), the second largest airline in Germany, Air Berlin, entered bankruptcy proceedings. Since 2008, with one exception, the company has been accumulating losses and debts. The past 2016 was also associated with …
More »Violent egalitarianism and the harms of quotas for women in the workplace
The rhetoric of leftist movements is often peppered with arguments about inequality. Their strongest populist theses are based precisely on social phenomena, presented as “social inequalities” that should be remedied through the power of the state apparatus and regulatory coercion. The reason for using this type of populism is that it allows for easy …
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