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IME and The Friedrich Naumann Foundation Regional Office for CEE Countries panel discussion: One Size Fits All? Transformation Experiences in Bulgaria and other New EU Member Countries (June 26, 2008)

From the left to the right: Mrs.Rūta Vainienė (Lithuanian Free Market Institute), Mr.Andres Arrak (Business Management Institute, Mainor Business School, Tartu, Estonia), Dr. Wolfgang Sachsenröder (FNF Project Director for the South Eastern Balkan Countries), Mrs. Gergana Grancharova (Minister for European Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria), Mrs. Adriana Mladenova (Senior Researcher, Institute for Market Economics) and Mr. Miroslav Ševčik (Director of the Liberal Institute, Prague, Czech Republik).

IME Press conference "Alternative Budget with Low Taxes for 2008" (November 11th, 2007)

The idea of alternative budget with low taxes is to show that, it is possible to significantly reduce taxation and at the same time improve the quality of public services. This year again the main tax proposals in the alternative budget are related to the introduction of the 10% flat tax rate for each of: social security, income and corporate profit.

IME Press conference "The building permits - clear and accessible in Internet" (October 26th, 2007

IME Press conference "The demands of the teacher for 100% increase in their wages - effects for the Bulgarian economy and possible solutions"! (October 16th, 2007)

On October 10^th 2007, a meeting took place in Sofia with Simeon Dyankov, the author of the study "Doing Business" of the World Bank.

On October 3^rd 2007, a meeting took place in Sofia with Mart Laar, Prime minister of Estonia (1992 - 1994 and 1999 - 2002) currently the economic adviser to the Georgian President

2007 Index of Economic Freedom: "The Link Between Economic Opportunity and Prosperity" (February 14th, 2007)

For over a decade, The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation, Washington's preeminent think tank, have tracked the march of economic freedom around the world with the influential Index of Economic Freedom.

IME Conference on "Economics, Capitalism and Happiness in the EU" (November 25th, 2006)

Introduction and sponsors

Tax Competition, Dr. Pierre Garello, Director, Institute of Economic Studies-Europe (IES)

Fate of Business and Productivity, Dr.Barbara Kolm-Lamprechter, Secretary General, F. A. v. HAYEK Institut, Vienna

European Market or European Union Market Regulation, Dr. Remigijus Simasius, President, Lithuanian Free Market Institute, (LFMI)

The Concept of Happiness in Economics, Dr. Krassen Stanchev, Executive Director, Institute for Market Economics

Recording of the confrence can be heard here (first part, 2 hours); (second part, 1 hour)

Krassen Stanchev was awarded the Special Prize for "overall contribution to the spirit of liberty" (October 31th, 2006)