state intervention

It is not private hospitals that need the reins of the Public Procurement Act, but state hospitals that need the freedom of the market. "The more the state 'plans', the more difficult it becomes for the individual to plan." Friedrich Hayek The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has now finally decided the question of the scope of the Public Procurement Directive and the definition of "public law ...

Author: Stefan Boyadzhiev “Variety is life, uniformity is death.” Benjamin Constant is one of the most notable and colorful representatives of the generation of classical liberals between Montesquieu and Tocqueville. Unfortunately, to a large extent, he shares the fate of another great French thinker, Frederic Bastiat, and remains poorly recognized by future generations, which …

The administration's inaction is stifling even that which could work... Everyone is discussing the taxpayers' money, which the government these days said it would return to some of them after collecting it from everyone. Both the discussion and the government's actions are normal - within some framework of public decency. No...

The almanac will be a kind of collection and compendium of every government measure that violates, takes away, limits the freedoms of Bulgarian citizens. With this publication, we aim to keep our audience informed about all the restrictions on their freedoms that the government imposes. We will add new cases as soon as they are published in the State Gazette and will …

If you follow the local media, you've probably already heard about yet another scandalous loan granted by the Bulgarian Development Bank. This time, it's not about one of the big businesses connected to Delyan Peevski, but about another businessman with a dubious public reputation – Rumen Gaitanski, nicknamed "Vulka", known for his closeness to …

The lack of a moral compass is a correctable evil. The ability of a person to develop and make mistakes, without this being accepted as his only and final state, helps us develop as people and as individuals. However, in order to continue to develop, we must take on …

Original article: Ryan McMaken, mises.org The condemnation of consumerism is ubiquitous in modern media and popular culture. Anyone who has seen “A Charlie Brown Christmas” from 1965 knows about this struggle. Every time we see Charlie Brown opt for the “authentic” Christmas – buying himself a small Christmas tree, which is natural, …

Direct state intervention in pricing is a traditional tool for solving economic or social problems caused by a sharp increase or decrease in prices. The economic past of Bulgaria during the period between the First and Second World Wars (1919-1939) reveals some typical practices of state pricing and their consequences. It was already …

Over the past week, a stormy scandal has erupted in the media over the amendments to the Law on Privatization and Post-Privatization Control proposed by the Ataka party and supported by GERB and VMRO. Accusations have poured in from the media that the proposed amendments are completely "lobbying" aimed at protecting the financial interests of the Domuschievi brothers and Delyan Peevski in particular. The most …

00:40 - How and why did Viktor Orbán manage to be re-elected as Prime Minister for the third consecutive time in Hungary? What is his popularity due to? What are the nature of the economic policies he pursues? What are the similarities between the governments in Poland and Hungary in this regard? 42:50 - The conflict between …