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Review of: Ivan Cvitković "Sociologija spoznaje".
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The strategic autonomy is a relatively new concept of the EU. It first appeared in the field of EU foreign policy, security and defence. But now it already covers other areas, including economics, finance, technology, etc. The Communication of the European Commission of January 2021 also developed the ideas on how strategic autonomy should contribute to the development of the European economic and financial system, incl. by strengthening the international role of the euro and the infrastructure of EU financial markets. On the other hand, the concept of completing the Economic and Monetary Union is already about ten years old. Following the economic and financial crisis of 2007-2009, the EU institutions have been united around the idea that the euro area should be further developed by building a complete economic, fiscal and financial union of the EU. The aim is to complete these goals by 2025. The two EU concepts of strategic autonomy and the completion of the Economic and Monetary Union have the same objectives. If two paths (EU concepts) lead to the same destination, including the strengthening of the international role of the euro, would this make the travel more secure and successful? What is the significance of the synergy of these two EU concepts for Bulgaria and for its aspiration to join the euro area? This report will try to answer these two questions.
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The eurozone was created with the goal of economic convergence between its members. The Maastricht Treaty defined four convergence criteria – price stability, sound government finances, durability of convergence (measured by the long-term interest rate), and exchange rate stability. This paper analyses the developments during the 1999-2020 period in the field of sound government finances, as it is the only convergence criterion which continued to apply after eurozone membership and is by far the most important element of financial stability in the eurozone. According to the Maastricht framework, eurozone members are supposed to keep their annual budget deficits within 3% of GDP and their total government debt below 60% of GDP. In practice, the budget deficit threshold has been frequently exceeded – even by the largest economies in the eurozone – and as a consequence nowadays only a minority of eurozone members have government debt levels below 60% of GDP. It would not be an exaggeration to suggest that the financial framework of the Maastricht Treaty has been severely compromised: in 2020, the debt levels of nearly 1/3 of the euro area countries were well over 100% of GDP – even reaching 155.8% in the case of Italy, and 205.6% in the case of Greece.
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The aim of the article is to identify the challenges facing the EU in world trade and to analyze its approaches to solving them. The applied methodology includes: descriptive analysis, comparative analysis, induction and deduction. The result shows that the EU faces several major challenges – resolving the crisis in the multilateral approach to world trade, which calls for reform of the World Trade Organization; Challenges related to the main competitors and partners (USA and China) and the need for modern instruments for protection in trade policy; challenges related to sustainable development and the green transition.
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The aim of the article is to present the background of the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The object of the study is the European Union ambitions for decarbonisation and climate neutrality, the subject of this study is analytical presentation of the proposal for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and some implications for Bulgaria. To achieve this goal, three tasks were conducted: 1) context analysis of the EU climate neutrality strategy; 2) establishing a link between the carbon border tax and the European Emissions Trading Scheme; 3) presentation of parameters and implications on the Bulgarian economy in the process of decarbonization. The article is limited to a theoretical analysis. The research methods utilized are: historical-logical analysis, comparative analysis and content analysis. The main thesis is that as long as CBAM contributes to the EU’s climate goals, careful design and tax scope must be defined in view of the competitiveness and readiness of the national economy. The results of the study are theoretical conclusions that serve as a basis for further discussion while finalizing the positions for CBAM implementation.
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The article presents an overview of the development and to some extent the improvement of marketing communications in our country with references to what is happening globally in connection with the crisis in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some aspects of the changed consumption are taken into account and in view of this the first outlines of the changes in the communications are made in three main aspects – in the channels, in the content and in the budgets. The ongoing crisis will inevitably have additional effects on marketing communications, which will also be monitored.
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The paper will present a study of cultural policy in the context of Bulgaria‘s membership in the European Union in two aspects – funding of the arts, cultural and creative industries, cultural heritage and cultural tourism and development and transformation of the institutional framework. Public funding and alternative sources of funding, as well as policies for decentralization and regional development in the arts, cultural and creative industries, cultural heritage and cultural tourism are analyzed. A comparative European analysis examines the fund system – the basis for management and financing in EU Member States and its adaptation in Bulgaria.
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On the background of the efforts for recovery after the outbreak of Covid-19, this paper aims to explore the international experience at three levels. Key practices which are dedicated to the realization of the considerable potential of the circular economy are reviewed. The accent is on the opportunities to unite a short-term perspective for dealing with the challenges during the pandemic and a longer-term vision of setting the direction for sustainable development.
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In this paper, the consequences of Brexit for the UK financial sector have been examined. An analysis has been made of the impact of Brexit on both the UK banking sector and non-banking financial sector. The way in which financial services in the UK and the European Union member states may be influenced by Brexit has been studied.
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This article examines the main changes in consumer behavior in FMCG business, which occurred as a result of the pandemic of early 2020. It’s about consumer attitudes, habits, frequency and volume of purchases and others are changing. Sales of food and non-food products in different regions in the last 3 years are compared. In this situation, it is very important what actions international companies will take in order to protect their business and increase their revenues.
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At times of constant digitalization, business is facing several questions: how to upmost successful extent present itself to the world? How to increase its income? And are the paid internet advertisements the best way to promote itself on the market?
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The present research aims at outlining the significance of the capital adequacy in the banking sector, especially during the globalization period, as well as to address the necessity of a uniform legal framework setting up the regulations on EU and international level. The global financial crisis of 2007-2008 is viewed as a main reason for tightening of the sectoral measures. Its effects were noted in Bulgaria with a lag of a year. This report reviews the capital requirements applied in the wake of the crisis in order to strengthen the banking system and increase sector stability through capital adequacy reforms and the establishment of liquidity buffers. For this purpose, the author conducts a qualitative analysis of the present legal national and EU framework applicable on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, almost a quarter of children in Europe were at risk of poverty and social exclusion. The forecasts in the following years are for an increase in poverty and social exclusion caused by the continuing impact of the crisis on the socio economic situation in the Member States across Europe. In response, the European Commission established the EU Child Guarantee with a view to ensuring that every child in Europe at risk of poverty or social exclusion has access to the most fundamental rights such as health and education. The EU Child Guarantee itself will be effective only within a broader set of integrated measures, as outlined in the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, and within a broader policy framework of the EU strategy on the Rights of the Child.
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The article examines the measures proposed by the EU to protect persons who are obliged or on their own initiative to signal transactions and actions aimed at money laundering. The European legislator takes very seriously the need to create security guarantees for whistle-blowers and their families. As a result of serious and in-depth research, the European legislator has come to the conclusion that the adoption of a special directive introducing safeguards for such leases is particularly urgent.
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The Law on Public Enterprises and its Implementing Regulations, which will enter into force in 2020, create an entirely new regulatory framework in line with international standards for corporate governance of state-owned enterprises. Effective implementation of the new framework requires an understanding of corporate governance concepts, including the nature and main trends that have determined the need and purpose of international standards for the regulation of public enterprises. Next, the correct introduction and adequate observance of the international regulation for corporate governance of public enterprises requires clarification of the key concepts used and comparison with their analogues in the current legislation in Bulgaria.
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Despite the crisis caused by COVID-19, worldwide organisations continue to be interested in using a project portfolio as a management device, as they recognise the need to improve activities and to improve strategic methods in the companies they manage. This paper assesses different aspects of the project portfolio or more precisely, the different criteria for selection of projects in the portfolio (for instance – which project has higher priority, how best to allocate resources to projects, which project to implement and which to be dropped, etc.). As each organisation is different, the project portfolio does not have a precise established framework or formula to achieve success, nonetheless the goals remain the same: 1. the projects need to be in compliance with the organisation’s requirements; 2. a balance of projects in the organisation’s portfolio is required (as a result of detailed selection); 3. tо select the correct methodology for each project; 4. the strategy and the selected project goals should match; 5. the selected portfolio projects need to be sustainable with a feedback loop for further development and improvement; and last but not least important – 6. to achieve a return on investment and increase company capital. As each organisation needs a different portfolio management model, the evaluation of the project portfolio aspects and the project portfolio evaluation methods are based on the six indicators written above.
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Tourism is one of the sectors of the future. The rapid development of the sector is a challenge in the management and motivation of human resources in tourism. The traditional approaches and methods used in leadership to increase the motivation of human capital are undoubtedly important for all real enterprises. But when it comes to tourism, additional factors can be identified that are related to increasing the motivation of the human factor. According to the above, the article highlights the peculiarities of the motivation of employees in tourism and emphasizes the specific features of the motivation of human capital in the tourism sector. On this basis, appropriate strategies, policies and investments have been identified, which should be used to promote the competitiveness of tourism enterprises in Bulgaria.
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Based on an analysis, this article presents the theoretical and methodological framework of the new challenges in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), accompanied by increasing relevance to EU support for the sustainability of the agricultural sector. Hereof, the aim of the article is to study the full economic and social potential of the program in order to derive the contribution pointed at the economic development of agricultural areas for the reference period. To achieve this goal, the possible difficulties faced by the program are outlined and ways to improve and successfully implement the new programming period are proposed. The main methods used for the needs of the research are: comparative analysis for presentation of the surveyed information; graphical method and formation of generalizations. The analysis covers a study of a number of indicators to assess the future of this policy, by analyzing the general and specific objectives of the CAP on the modernization and implementation of actions for sustainable farms.
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