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The article is based on a discussions held in Sofia on 22 April, 2014 and organized by the Institute for Market Economics and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, in cooperation with the Libertarian club at the Sofia University....
July 4, 2014 9:48 am / no comments
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The EP parliamentary elections in Bulgaria took place in the midst of what can only be called a crisis of public representation. It is widely believed that these elections may hold the key to the resignation of the ruling...
May 27, 2014 10:13 am / 2 comments
Back in late 2012, the European Commission put forward the notion of reindustrializing Europe. The main goal of that policy is to increase the industrial sector’s share in the European economy from 15.6% in 2012 to 20% in 2020. The target...
March 27, 2014 5:53 pm / 9 comments
Rising youth unemployment in Europe has been a widely discussed issue over the last few years. Although millions of euros have been spent on youth employment programs, the result of these has been limited, to say the least.
One of the main reasons...
October 15, 2013 11:42 pm / no comments
Things seem to have finally calmed down in Bulgaria. After a wave of nationwide protests, the cabinet of Boyko Borisov made way for an interim government, headed by the former Bulgarian ambassador to Paris, Marin Raykov.
To the outsider it might...
March 22, 2013 12:16 am / no comments
On July 3, the Institute for Мarket Еconomics (IME) presented its analysis on the condition of “Bulgarian Posts” in the context of liberalization of postal services in the EU and Bulgaria. The round table took place at the “Sofia”...
July 16, 2012 11:10 am / 2 comments
On April 16th 2012 the Institute for Market Economics (IME) released a report, analyzing the current regulatory framework and policies for the integration of people with disabilities. The report also proposes positive reform measures that, we...
June 4, 2012 12:44 pm / no comments