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Bulgarian Government Versus Global Markets – Round One
Economy
Bulgarian Government Versus Global Markets – Round One
The Bulgarian government banned the imports of twenty agricultural goods from Ukraine. This act and the related arguments for restricting free trade supported by the government, some politicians, media outlets, and interested businesses, show why the Institute for Market Economics has been debunking economic illusions and providing answers, in times of poor knowledge breeding poor policies, for more than 30 years.
Nanny State Index in the EU: New Restrictions in Poland in 2016
Economy
Nanny State Index in the EU: New Restrictions in Poland in 2016
The European think tank network EPICENTER has published the second edition of The Nanny State Index, an indicator of state paternalism in the European Union. The index evaluates restrictiveness of regulations governing the sale and consumption of food, soft drinks, alcohol, tobacco, and e-cigarettes in 28 EU countries in 2016.