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Economic Benefits of Schengen Area: What Bulgaria Is Missing (Again)

Adrian Nikolov and IME/January 2, 2023January 4, 2023

Once again, it has become clear that Bulgaria shall not be joining the Schengen agreement for some time, mostly due to the distrust in the work of our institutions and their ability to effectively guard the outer border of the visa-free area. Apart from the deeper European integration and the further inclusion to the “rich country club,” the accession to the Schengen Area could provide a couple of specific benefits to the Bulgarian economy.

Economy

Producer Prices: Good Way of Predicting Consumer Inflation in Bulgaria

Adrian Nikolov and IME/October 10, 2022October 20, 2022

In this article we look at the connection between industrial and consumer prices in Bulgaria in an attempt to determine to what extent the industrial price index can be used to forecast the future dynamics of consumer inflation.

Economy

Price of Political Instability in Bulgaria

Petar Ganev and IME/October 10, 2022

The period of instability in 2021 could easily be redefined as stretching up to 2022, given that the cabinet of Kiril Petkov lasted twice as short as that of Plamen Oresharski. The most recent elections show that the political crisis in Bulgaria is far from over.

Society

Bulgaria’s Fight against Corruption

Ivan Bregov and IME/October 7, 2022October 10, 2022

It is good to think about the situation now, what could have changed during the brief life of the 47th National Assembly, and what is laid out by the current caretaker government in Bulgaria.

Economy

Bulgarian Perspective on Whether EU Commission’s Spring Forecast for Economic Growth Is Too Optimistic?

IME/June 28, 2022June 27, 2022

The EU Commission’s (EC) spring forecast, demonstrating the expected real growth for 2022 and 2023 was published exactly a day before the preliminary data for growth in the first quarter of 2022.

Economy

How Much Fuel Could Be Bought with Average Monthly Income in EU?

Adrian Nikolov and IME/June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

The growing energy costs play an important role for the increase of the overall consumer price indices during the last couple months and threatens a maintenance of high inflation rates during the entire 2022.

Economy

Signals Sent by EU Convergence Reports

Petar Ganev and IME/June 26, 2022June 27, 2022

The conclusions of the ECB’s report is that establishing an environment that favors a steady convergence requires policies aiming at economic stability, as well as wide structural reforms. This statement holds regardless of whether we will adopt the Euro or not.

Think Tank News

IME and “Data for Good” Create App to Highlight Public Spending on Daily Basis

IME/March 15, 2022March 15, 2022

The Bulgarian government will spend over BGN 63 billion in 2022. For the first time, Bulgarian citizens can track the spending of their funds on a daily base in an accessible, interactive, and easy to use application.

Economy

Bulgaria’s Reform May Be Swept Under Rug Once Again

Petar Ganev and IME/March 10, 2022

In the last weeks, we saw debates between the state and the municipalities, which discussed options to increase the resources for local development, but once again these evolved in the direction of centralized solutions.

Politics

Constitutional Discontent in Bulgaria: Field for Offense or Retreat?

Ivan Bregov and IME/March 9, 2022

During the first week of the 47th National Assembly, an attempt was made to resume the Bulgarian constitutional debate by forming a temporary commission to deal with proposals for amendments in the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria.

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Economic Benefits of Schengen Area: What Bulgaria Is Missing (Again)

Producer Prices: Good Way of Predicting Consumer Inflation in Bulgaria

Price of Political Instability in Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s Fight against Corruption

Bulgarian Perspective on Whether EU Commission’s Spring Forecast for Economic Growth Is Too Optimistic?

How Much Fuel Could Be Bought with Average Monthly Income in EU?

Signals Sent by EU Convergence Reports

IME and “Data for Good” Create App to Highlight Public Spending on Daily Basis

Constitutional Discontent in Bulgaria: Field for Offense or Retreat?

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