Въпросът за връзката между инфлацията и членството в еврозоната засили актуалността си през лятото след публикуването на Конвергентния доклад и официалните решения за присъединяване на България към еврозоната. Българските граждани са разтревожени от ускореното нарастване на цените в процеса на смяната на българския лев с евро и премахването на валутния …
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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 »A Vibe Shift for the Euro and a Catalyst for Realignment
Four years ago, I proposed to one of the famous sociologists in our country the thesis that the euro would play a key role in the expected process of political realignment. It would become the main catalyst for establishing the new division between sovereignist and globalist forces, it would separate the new right from the new left, it would unite us...
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 »IV National Catastrophe? The 100-year echo, relevant 1 century later
The frantic rush to the eurozone to “sit at the table of the rich” leaves a particularly bad taste in the mouth, reminiscent of the botched negotiations with allies (and later enemies) from the Balkan wars, which played a decisive role in the onset of the First National Catastrophe. The colleagues from the EKIP have well described the tragedy of the eurozone and are …
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 »Unused five-year plan: The Euro ate the judicial reform!
The last five years have flown by quickly, and although so much has happened globally, in Bulgaria, nothing significant has happened. The world will remember 2020 with the ongoing coronavirus, the restrictions on social life and free movement. Personally, I would like 2020 to be remembered in Bulgaria and …
More »The Euro and Inflation in Croatia: Analysis with Conclusions for Bulgaria
Two years after the official introduction of the euro in the country, Croatia continues to have problems with the growth of retail prices; Before the introduction of the euro in Croatia, prices there were on average higher than in Bulgaria. After the adoption of the euro, this difference not only persisted, but prices in Croatia began to grow …
More »Effects of 3 years of Bulgaria in the Banking Union
|Full text of the analysis| At the beginning of October, it was three years since Bulgaria joined the Banking Union. The event was once advertised with great official enthusiasm. It was even explained that this marks the practical beginning of the country's membership in the eurozone. The argument – the Banking Union is a mechanism created in and …
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