Pension reform for the young is one of the leading campaigns of EKIP, which is why our experts are often invited by the media on this topic. In February, our editor-in-chief – Georgi Vuldjev – had important appearances on the topic on some of the largest television stations. At the beginning of the month, on the air of the morning block …
More »TEAM in the media on drug policy, the pension system and the euro
We started 2019 with a strong start – the topic of healthcare is hot again and the EKIP presented a new study: Proposal for a rational drug policy. The author of the analysis, health economist Arkadi Sharkov, was a guest on one of the most watched shows on the domestic airwaves – “Face to Face” on BTV. According to him, for …
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 »Ep. 12: Bulgaria and the Eurozone, 200 years since the birth of Marx
01:15 - Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone 26:37 - 200 years since the birth of Karl Marx 46:30 - The State vs. Market Social Assistance 60:33 - Questions from Patreon Donors Links: The Secret Weakness of the Euro The Right-Wing and Conservative Position is Bulgaria Outside the Eurozone Desislava Nikolova from IME Against the Recent Entry …
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 …
More »EKIP against the Euro on national airwaves
As one of the few right-wing economists who are skeptical about Bulgaria’s entry into the Eurozone, our editor-in-chief Georgi Vuldzhev and founder Stoyan Panchev recently took part in a number of television shows and debates on the topic. On NOVA TV, Stoyan Panchev confronted the former deputy minister …
More »Joining the Eurozone carries many more risks than benefits
The more there is talk about the potential adoption of the euro in Bulgaria, the more often the argument is made that our country will be able to attract more investment in this way. This is the main line along which it is claimed that entering the Eurozone will enrich Bulgarian citizens – more investment means more jobs …
More »Die Welt quotes the EKIP on the dangers of Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone
Earlier this week, we from the EKIP were officially quoted by one of the largest newspapers in Germany – Die Welt. As part of Die Welt’s coverage of Bulgaria’s application for eurozone membership, our team was recently interviewed about our expert opinion on the topic. In their article Die …
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