I dedicate this article to my friend Vladimir Karolev, with whom we have repeatedly discussed the concessioning of water, district heating, resorts, beaches and services. [i] “Bath” or “shower”: vital signs of the problem This question did not, for example, face the residents of Sofia in 1994 and early 1995. The reason is very simple …
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"I will not close hospitals during my term" Election situation and political promises The elections are approaching rapidly, the political situation is intensifying, the promises to the electorate are becoming more radical and unarguable. Each of the candidates is striving to encompass interest groups and satisfy their needs and desires. In this turbulent political …
More »Libertarianism in Ukraine – a project for development and growth
Author: Yaroslav Romanchuk, economist and politician from Belarus, president of the Scientific Research Mises Center Libertarianism is a worldview formally unknown to the majority, and Ukraine is no exception. People rarely study right-wing political philosophy in depth. Even intellectuals give contradictory, often completely opposite definitions of the term “freedom”. Namely, freedom is …
More »Life in Britain's private villages
The charm of the English countryside is indescribable – breathtaking views, ancient narrow streets, with authentic stone architecture and beautiful houses with interiors from film sets. Before World War II, aristocratic families of the British Isles maintained large landed estates, which included, in addition to mansions, incredible parks and private villages. Today …
More »Which is the better hospital?
Healthcare spending is increasing year by year, with the largest increase in absolute terms over the past few years being observed in the hospital care item in the NHIF budget. It represents nearly 47% of the department's budget, and since 2014 it has grown by BGN 750 million, or …
More »Did Domuschievi and Peevski buy remission of privatization obligations?
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 …
More »What is "Pension Reform for the Young" and why is it needed?
|Full text of the analysis| The state pillar of the pension system in Bulgaria is in a state of practical bankruptcy. The situation is so critical that for working Bulgarians, who are currently in their 30s or 20s, most likely there simply will not be money to pay their pensions when …
More »Ep. 2: How and why did the scandal surrounding the sale of CEZ panic the government?
In the second episode of "60 Minutes of Freedom", the founder of the Bulgarian Libertarian Society and EQUIP Stoyan Panchev, together with the editor-in-chief Georgi Vuldjev and the political expert Kaloyan Pravov, focus entirely on the scandal surrounding the sale of the Bulgarian assets of the Czech energy company CEZ. In the episode you will hear: - What a …
More »No, natural resources are not about to run out.
Guest author: Krasen Stanchev Here's what I had to comment on the sighs of an old friend... The calculations for the resources of humanity on the occasion of August 2 are not just incorrect, dear Petko (Simeonov), but they are also incorrectly conceived, calculated and explained. From the "Club of Rome" to now, the resources have "run out" of about ...
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