social policy

Мандат за една наистина Прогресивна България 1. На 19 април 2026 г. станахме свидетели на истински исторически момент за България. Новосъздадената партия „Прогресивна България“, водена от бившия президент Румен Радев, постигна безапелационна победа в изборите, с 44.6% от вота, което ѝ гарантира нещо изключително рядко в историята на съвременната българска …

In the footsteps of a politically useless past The politically useless past is ugly and does not inspire national pride or enthusiasm among voters. That is why it is left to rest in peace in archives and libraries. When told meaningfully and honestly, it functions as a vaccine against social diseases such as populism, demagogy, corruption, use …

Six years ago, on a pre-holiday December evening, hundreds of Bulgarian citizens protested in the center of Sofia against the nationalization of the second pillar of the pension system. A group of enthusiasts organized this happening under the slogan "Hands off pensions" to protect the private, real savings of every working citizen of ours. By …

Today, Prime Minister Borissov announced a new package of economic measures to combat the crisis worth 2 billion leva, with a strong emphasis on higher healthcare spending and social spending for pensioners and the unemployed. Although these social measures are not particularly large-scale in themselves, they signal a very wrong approach …

In the first part of this series, we explained why the left is in crisis and needs to return to its roots if it is to restore its connection to the working class. In the last part, we outlined the first two key steps towards achieving this goal - in this one, we continue with four more. …

Original publication of the interview: Frognews.bg - Mr. Vuldjev, everyone has heard about the hole in the pension insurance system in Bulgaria. How big is this hole actually to date and what does this mean? - The budget of the National Social Security Institute for 2018 includes a deficit of nearly 4 billion leva for the Pensions Fund, which ...

In connection with the upcoming parliamentary elections, EKIP decided to evaluate the election party programs of some of the more important players. We chose the traditional major parties along with most of the smaller parties, which according to sociological surveys have a chance of overcoming the 1% barrier that entitles them to state subsidies. In view of the profile …

Boyan Rashev Once upon a time there were two tribes that lived far from each other, and between them was the Great Water. Quite by chance, on the same day, smart people from both tribes invented the wheel while trying to drag a pile of cut wood to their villages. A historic moment! The smart ones who lived west …

Boyan Rashev Once upon a time there were two tribes that lived far from each other, and between them was the Great Water. Quite by chance, on the same day, smart people from both tribes invented the wheel while trying to drag a pile of cut wood to their villages. A historic moment! The smart ones who lived west …

More and more people are concerned about the conditions for people with disabilities in Bulgaria and around the world. This is good news, because the problems in this direction are many and serious. In general, people, especially in Bulgaria, have a slightly strange attitude towards their fellow citizens with disabilities, which is also reflected in the state ...