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27.09.2024How many people work in the regional offices of the Ministry of Interior and where are they

Last week, we looked at how the costs of internal order and security in Bulgaria have the highest share of GDP (2.5%) among all EU member states, what is the structure of employees in the Regional Directorates of the Ministry of Interior (and how many police officers are "in the field"), as well as their distribution at the regional level and in relation to the crimes committed (in the North-West the workload is high).

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26.09.2024The Innovation Potential of Economic Centers in Bulgaria

The new IME study analyzes the innovation potential of Bulgaria at the sub-national level, with the main focus being groups of municipalities forming economic centers.

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20.09.2024There are many people in the Ministry of Interior, but there are not enough policemen - especially in the North-West

The Ministry of the Interior is famous for being the most bloated, the most expensive and the most rigid administrative structure. This year too, there was an extraordinary increase in funding for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but it is not tied to reform either, it will not increase citizens' low trust in the police, nor will it significantly improve working conditions in the system.

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09.09.2024Where is science done in Bulgaria

Science, research and development in Bulgaria remains concentrated in the major economic centers, with Sofia concentrating more than ¾ of the expenditures and more than half of the people engaged in it. However, examples of small municipalities where this activity plays a key role can also be found in the country.

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05.09.2024How the large non-regional cities perform compared to their regional "peers"

Often, when we think about the cities in Bulgaria, we assume that the larger ones, where there is a visible concentration of people and economic activity, are necessarily regional. However, this is not the case - in our country there are also examples of non-regional cities with a significant population, even larger than that of some of the 28 regional centers. Today we focus on three such cities and their adjacent municipalities - Kazanlak, Asenovgrad and Dimitrovgrad - and compare them with their regional "equivalents" in terms of population - Kardzhali, Vratsa, Razgrad.

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26.08.2024The minimum wage – the big sectoral and regional problems remain

The mechanism for fixing the minimum wage to the average is entering its second year, and we already know its level for 2025 - at least if there is no political decision to cancel the rule by the end of the year. At this stage, there are no particular observed changes in the labor market as a result of the introduction of the formula, but the large regional and sectoral differences in the effect of the minimum wage require rethinking the model to introduce more factors.

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16.08.2024Access to specialist care continues to deteriorate

For another year, access to both specialist and general practitioners has worsened in most areas. Easy access to specialist care is generally associated with higher quality of health care services.

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