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Replacing The Chair of Bulgarian Statistics Directly Undermines Institution’s Independence
Politics
Replacing The Chair of Bulgarian Statistics Directly Undermines Institution’s Independence
After the summer recess, the Bulgarian Parliament rushed to change the rules for electing the chair of the National Statistical Institute (NSI). However, under the pretext of improving independence, this is simply an attempt to remove an inconvenient director who refuses to comply with the demands of political parties and institutions, even when they are contrary to the legislation and principles on which the statistical institute is based.
Rabbit as Element of Judicial Independence
Society
Rabbit as Element of Judicial Independence
This week, it became clear[1] that hundreds of administrative judges received stuffed rabbits upon taking office. Some may say, ‘So what? It is a harmless gesture. However, such an act is not merely infantile. It: on the one hand, takes away from the judge (or at least some of the administrative judges) the human dignity […]
It Is Time To Freeze Public Sector Wages in Bulgaria
Economy
It Is Time To Freeze Public Sector Wages in Bulgaria
One of the recommendations of last week\'s IMF mission in Bulgaria is to \"cool down wage growth in the public sector.\" This is not the first time that the IME has commented on the accumulation of risks to fiscal stability as a result of ill-considered decisions to increase spending, and in particular wages in the defense and security sectors over the past year.
What Will George Clooney Be Doing in Poland?
Think Tank News
What Will George Clooney Be Doing in Poland?
George Clooney is coming to Poland for the first time to the Freedom Games, festival of ideas in Łódź, taking place 24–26 October 2025. Clooney will take part in a special event: a one-hour conversation that I will have the pleasure of hosting. There will be no broadcast, livestream, or recording of the discussion. The only chance to see the two-time Oscar winner in person is to purchase one of the fast-selling tickets.
Can We Build Consensus on Climate Policy? with Susi Dennison [PODCAST]
Politics, Think Tank News
Can We Build Consensus on Climate Policy? with Susi Dennison [PODCAST]
Is the Green Deal dead or is it just resting? Does it make sense for Europe to create ambitious climate goals without the United States and China? And what should we know about climate-focused industrial partnerships of the European Union? Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Susi Dennison, a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

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Academy of Liberalism
Tallinn, Estonia
Bendukidze Free Market Center
Kyiv, Ukraine
Center fo Economic and Market Analyses (CETA)
Prague, Czech Republic
Civic Development Forum (FOR)
Warsaw, Poland
Economic Freedom Foundation
Warsaw, Poland
Free Market Foundation
Budapest, Hungary
Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER)
Kiev, Ukraine
Institute for Market Economics (IME)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Institut Liberálních Studií (Institute for Liberal Studies)
Prague, the Czech Republic
Institute of Economic and Social Studies (INESS)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Liberales Institut
Potsdam, Germany
Liberte!
Lodz, Poland
Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Projekt: Polska
Warsaw, Poland
Republikon Institute
Budapest, Hungary