referendum

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 …

|Full text of the analysis| On July 7, 2023, the majority in the National Assembly rejected the holding of a referendum on preserving the Bulgarian lev as a currency and, accordingly, postponing accession to the eurozone until at least 2043. The Parliament rejected the referendum proposal formulated in this way, even though all legal requirements were met and …

In the photo: Ivaylo Hristov, Deputy Minister of Finance Last week, at the two-day banking and financial forum of Manager magazine, another propaganda "discussion" was held regarding the pros and cons of Bulgaria joining the eurozone. I call it propaganda because this is another "discussion" in which only ministers, employers ...

"These numbers can't be real. Do you know anyone who will vote for Slavi?" reads one of the comments under the latest Trend poll, which gives "There is such a people" - or "Slavi Trifonov's party", as it is written in parentheses in the poll itself - 16%, which ...

54% of adult Bulgarians want a referendum on Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone 50% of adult Bulgarians are against the introduction of the euro, only 19% support it Voters of the major parties are against the euro, while their elected officials – 60% of adult Bulgarians consider the leva a stable currency The majority of Bulgarians do not …

Author: Ivo Kolarov Human rights are a main topic of all political programs in Europe and the rest of the "Western" world. Along with the so-called "natural" ones, new ones are increasingly sneaking in, such as the privileges of receiving free medical care, education, income, etc. In Bulgaria, populism has long been ...

In recent days, controversy has raged over whether the removal of the recorded episode of "Slavi's Show" for March 27, 2017 from the air was a manifestation of censorship or a contractually justified action by bTV Media Group. The topic has once again divided the public space into defenders of Slavi and his opponents, with almost no one from …

Martin Nikolaev In recent days, you have surely noticed the Facebook buzz surrounding Slavi Trifonov's meetings with Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov. The opinions on the social network seem to prevail that this is a terrible blunder by the showman, who has connected with the corrupt Prosecutor General, and this will be the end of the referendum and ...

The Constitutional Court cut off half of Slavi Trifonov's referendum, and the very next morning the TV presenter hinted for the first time about entering politics. As we already wrote a month ago, this was completely predictable - Slavi's political bid goes through a politically cut or truncated referendum, and not through a successful or ...

A marginal surcharge for fuel will not prevent the creation of a cartel, but will make it easier and more profitable in the long term. Referendums have clearly established themselves as a stepping stone for public figures to enter the political life of the country. Referendums do not come with the same negative associations as the founding of a party, they test and demonstrate the organizational …