Food prices in Bulgaria are approaching the average European level, Violeta Ivanova from the Confederation of Bulgarian Trade Unions (CITUB) commented in the studio of “Hello, Bulgaria”. “Our food products reach 71% of the average European price levels, and some of them, such as vegetable oils, exceed the average European levels by about 9%. The prices of milk and dairy products …
More »Our unions are sliding down the path of budget spending and populism
Yesterday, the more left-wing of the two major unions – the Confederation of Bulgarian Trade Unions – brought its members to parliament to protest changes to the pension system and a number of other elements of the budget that they disagree with. Of course, the aim of the union pressure is to give more money to a certain group of workers who …
More »At a conference on right-wing social policy (sort of a report)
On July 17, in one of the smaller halls of the Balkan Hotel (former Sheraton) in the center of the capital, a conference was held under the title "Social Policy for Growth - the Right Path", organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, affiliated with Mrs. Merkel's party in Germany. The main idea of the event, as explained by the hosts, is ...
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