When the second war in Iraq started (March 2003) many analysts then said that the idea was the US to gain control over the oil richest region of the world in order to satiate its huge consumption of black gold. Whether this was the real and only reason for the incursion in Iraq, it does not make sense ... more

"The unemployment data of the second quarter of 2010 show that ...", "Workers from the X factory have not received their salaries for six months now ...", "The government's forecast about the economic growth next year ...", "The recession in the property market and ... more

Between 10 and 12 million Roma live in the European Union, the candidate countries and potential candidates in the Western Balkans. Just these numbers attract attention and should keep the problem of "Roma inclusion" in the centre of politicians' attention. However, this ... more

Another pre-election promise of Barack Obama is on its way to be kept, although with a little delay. Tonight (CET) the American president will announce officially the end of the war in Iraq - a war, started in the spring of 2003 by Obama's predecessor George W. Bush. The incursion in Iraq was announced ... more

"Before getting better, it will become worse.” This is how the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Christalina Gheorghieva described the situation in flooded Pakistan. She met with journalists in Brussels to share her impressions from the situation in the country.

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The best way to understand a person is to read his book, is if he has any. The same goes for politicians too. The advertisement videos and election campaigns often present a politician exactly the way he is not, but rather the way people would like him. With books, however, things are different. Even ... more

How much does a pension reform cost and could these costs be "deducted" from the budget deficit and the public debt? This is the question that the letter of 9 mostly Eastern European EU Member States, among which Bulgaria (Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania Poland ... more

After almost ten years of efforts the European Union to start looking as an entity that could have a leading global role, it came up with the Lisbon Treaty, the ambition of which is to facilitate the communication among the 27 Member States. Or to put it more popularly - to create a single telephone ... more

The government of Bulgaria has approved in the beginning of August amendments to the Social Insurance Code, by defining them as a pension reform. The amendments foresee, most of all, an increase of the required contribution period. euinside asked for the opinion of the economic analyst Gheorghi Stoev ... more

On August 4 the Bulgarian government has approved a bill, amending the Social Insurance Code. The approved amendments, however, do not even hint of a long-awaited reform of the pension system. The retirement age remains unchanged - 60 years for women and 63 years for men. The period of social insurance ... more