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Photo: Wikimedia Commons It has already been 25 years since Bulgaria started its unsteady transition to a market economy after a long period of Communist rule. However, our society is yet to experience the true benefits of liberal democracy,...
“Our clients are dear to us.” An ad by Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) on Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), July 7, 2014 “While credit growth remains low, the system is stable and liquid, with banks’ non-performing loans buffered...
Since July, Italy is holding a half a year presidency of the Council of the European Union. The agenda is clear. J.C. Juncker has secured a major victory when he was nominated as a new President of the European Commission by 26 of 28 MS. The...
Photo: Wikimedia Commons. 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....
Photo: WIkimedia Commons 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...
Daniel Kaddik. Photo by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom In the following interview, published on novinite.com (Sofia News Agency), May 19, 2014, Monday , Mr Kaddik touches a range of subjects – from democratic development in Bulgaria...
Republikon Institute used data available from Eurobarometer to construct three categories among voting-age population in Europe: eurosceptics, who are dissatisfied with Europe; “soft eurooptimists”, who, in general, are comfortable with...
As of July 25 it has been 42 days of protests in Bulgaria and it seems like not a step of progress has been made on the quest for political integrity. Just a few weeks after the new Oresharski government took office and less than four months...
In the long term (after 2020), the removal of direct payments should be a priority both for Bulgaria and for the EU as a whole, as only this way would the proper market-oriented development of the sector and the free competition between farmers...
Right from the start of the Great Recession the current account deficit shrunk with 62% in 2009, got to the relatively low level of 376 million euro in 2010 (around 1% of GDP) and turned into surplus of 361 million euro (close to 1% of GDP)...
