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Recently, the topic of public procurement of medicines at private medical institutions has once again gained media coverage. With the start of the new political season, internal pressure for action has increased, and the influence of the European Commission remains unsubstantiated and creates the feeling of dubious goals and double standards. This naturally leaves an interesting aftertaste …

|Full text of the analysis| EKIP prepared the first of its kind in Bulgaria public comparative legal analysis and impact assessment in relation to the transposition of Directive 2014/24 on public procurement in relation to private healthcare institutions in Bulgaria and the EC's criminal procedure against Bulgaria on this occasion. Here is part …

The annual lost economic benefits (in 2019) associated with cigarette smoking amount to 4.4 billion BGN or 3.7% of GDP; Estimates show that smoking increases the risk of coronary heart disease (2 to 4 times), stroke (2 to 4 times), lung cancer …

October 1 marked exactly one year since Bulgaria officially joined the EU Banking Union. The accession was accompanied by great fanfare from public experts, politicians, and of course the government of Boyko Borissov himself, who in April 2020 announced Bulgaria’s accession to the ERM-II exchange rate mechanism and the Banking Union …

The Bulgarian Energy Exchange closed at a day-ahead baseload price of BGN 285.10 per MWh. The peak energy price has again come close to the shock values of BGN 330 per MWh from a few days ago. For comparison, the price on Western exchanges is significantly lower – 99 euros in France and 100 …

"Waiting for Godot" is a popular play by Samuel Beckett in which nothing happens. Two tramps wait for a certain Godot who never comes. Waiting for someone and/or something that never comes is an apt metaphor for the relationship between rulers and society. Politicians and bureaucrats are …

| Full text of the analysis | According to data from the European Commission, Bulgaria ranks first in the number of smokers in the European Union. Despite a small decline in recent years, about 40% of the population still uses tobacco products. The socio-health and economic costs associated with their use are increasing annually, despite attempts to limit them …

Last week, the government announced its intention to create a state-owned gas station that would sell fuel at low prices. The brilliant idea immediately made the rounds in all the media, with comments on the subject being a mixture of mockery and genuine bewilderment. And rightly so. It’s hard to fathom who would think this was a good …

Yesterday it became clear that the Ministry of Agriculture and Food is considering a new regulation that will force stores in the country to sell only local (Bulgarian-made) products on at least 50% of their space. In addition, all stores will be obliged to purchase these goods only from producers located in their …

Over the past few years, a special fetish for limiting the amount of construction has begun to form among the capital's residents. In a panic about the "overdevelopment" of the city's squares, many people began to demand that the municipality impose more restrictive regulations on construction in Sofia and to vote for all local political candidates, ...