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Kristina Stoyanova
European Policies for Multilingualism
Summary:
The present study aims to present contemporary European multilingualism policies. In the spirit of European values, the quest for knowledge is directed towards the development of language competences in more than one of the European languages. These policies are gaining momentum especially after Britain's exit from the European Union. The purpose of the research is to show the direction in which the European policies for multilingualism are heading. They are of utmost importance for the development of common values in the European Union and represent an indispensable support for the sustainability of the Ênion. Learning another foreign language has many positive sides. learning a language other than the mother tongue develops a new way of thinking in the learner. This is of utmost importance for creating a climate of acceptance and mutual understanding.
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Svilena Mihaylova
Analysis and Assessment of the Policy Towards Foreign Direct Investment in Bulgaria in the Period 1990-2018
Summary:
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been regarded as an important driver of economic development in Bulgaria since the very start of market transition, which determined the establishment of a liberal foreign investment regime. However, the impressively large FDI stock, which was accumulated during the period of growth before the global crisis, has quite unfavorable sectoral and regional structure. In combination with the substantial drop of FDI after the crisis and its very low levels in the following years, this suggests that there are certain weaknesses of the policy towards FDI. Given the importance of the topic, the paper tries to analyze and assess FDI policy in Bulgaria. For this purpose, first we discuss some key features of inward FDI, then we outline the changes in the legislation in this field and in the end, some critical arguments and recommendations are given.
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Ivan Angelov
Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Foreign Direct Investment Attraction Factors
Summary:
The tendency towards increasing digitalization, automation and robotics in numeral branches of the economy reflects on different aspects of the international business affairs. The paper examines the impact of the upcoming fourth industrial revolution on the foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction and realization processes. It studies the specific features of Industry 4.0, stressing their importance for the stakeholders in FDI.
The main problem examined in the article is the shifting of the key FDI attraction factors that is expected due to the industrial revolution. The analysis of the FDI attraction factors amendment finds that we can expect changes in the behaviour and priorities of FDI stakeholders, but not a decrease in the international capital flows.
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Mariana Drumeva
Demographic-economic Face of Svishtov at the Beginning of Bulgarian Renaissance
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The present paper attempts to outline the demographic and economic outlook of the town of Svishtov from ancient times to the beginning of the Bulgarian Revival. The data throwing light on these issues are relatively scarce and can be found in archaeological excavations in the vicinity of the town, in published historical documents, foreign travelogues and in researches on the town of Svishtov and the economic-historical development of Bulgarian lands. The study is a survey and aims to summarize and systematize the present information from historical sources and historical-geographical research on the problems posed. Thus the prerequisites for the increased role of the town during the Revival can be more fully and more precisely explained.
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Stoyan Stoykov
Some Procedural Issues Relating to Criminal Legal Protection of Resources from EU Funds
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This article is dealing with the procedural rules for investigation of crimes affecting the EU financial system. Attacks with such a specific subject are new to our penal law. However, investigations of abuse of EU funds should not create special difficulties, as though it comes to crimes related to the subject of violations that are generic objects. Native jurisprudence in the broadest sense is a very solid practice connected with crimes chl.201 chl.212-203 and CC.
By ratifying, the Convention concerning the financial protection of the European Community is applied in Bulgaria introduced additional stock of crimes, and therefore be adopted and a number of other changes in laws and regulations (Law on financial management and control of public sector § 1 item 6, the Public Procurement Act and other).
An introduction of this additional criminal law is a fact that could raise questions about the constitutionality of the extent of this protection. For the first time in the Criminal Code used terms such as "funds belonging to the European Union" or "funds available to the Bulgarian state of the European Union.
Looking on constitutionality of protection of these funds to the EU under Article 17 paragraph 2 of the Constitution, property is divided into private and public. The composition of the crimes set out in Chapter Five of the Penal Code "Crimes against property" refers to the concept of 'foreign' - foreign property, foreign property, foreign Money and foreign values. Assets from the funds of the European Union or those granted such a Bulgarian EU country, are relevant to the subject matter of the offense in Chapter V of P Code "Crimes against property.
Interpreting Article 17 paragraph 2 of the Constitution, European Union funds are public property. Constitution as fundamental law, which set the basic principles of state social control does not provide additional protection or priority in the protection of public property to private (article 17 paragraph 2 CRB).
Such additional protection on the various property is governed by the Penal Code, which exalts the offenses of illegal encroachments on the property as a crime which protects against illegal activities the funds in this case.
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Irena Nikolova
Specifics in the Definition of Currency Risk
Summary:
Risk management is one of the tools for diminishing the negative effect on the companies in the non financial sector in times of economic and financial crisis. The foreign exchange risk as a part of the whole risk in a company has a direct as well as indirect influence on its corporate activities. The factors that influence the foreign exchange risk, the different economic levels and the foreign exchange risk as well as the various exposures to the risk are presented in this paper.
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Viktor Monev
Problems Related to Assessment of Business Foreign Language Knowledge and Skills
Summary:
The Foreign language teaching is related to the achievement of predetermined goals. In the field of the language for general use, these goals are oriented towards teaching phonetic, lexical and grammatical knowledge of language skills and their application in communication between people. The checking of the knowledge takes place frequently through tests, allowing a relatively objective assessment by the teacher. In the case of teaching a foreign language for special purposes these objectives are extended through specific vocabulary, common used grammatical structures and the ability to work with technical texts, which allow professional communication. Creating tests and their use in practice requires the inclusion of elements that check the level of knowledge of the specialized language.
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Anna Suhovich
The Role of Direct Foreign Investments in Economy of Republic of Moldavia - in the Light of European Integration
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The achievement of the standards established by the EU in different fields means the activation of the investment activity support in stimulation of direct foreign investments. The principal conditions for the facilitation of foreign investments are: the creation of different conditions for the augmentation of employments, the development of small and middle enterprises, the augmentation of the exports and the activation of the search-development.
For obtaining the facilitations, as for the local and for the foreign investors, the mainly condition is the same condition.
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Krasimira Slaveva
Comparative Analysis for Structural Changes in Export and Import of Bulgaria for the Period 1992-2009
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After 1989, in the Economy of Bulgaria a number of transformations were made, leading to significant economic reforms. The change in the organization of economic processes, the opening of the country to the world and the ability to access international markets, caused both structural changes in production and foreign trade. Commodity structure of foreign trade is a reflection of the status and structure of the national economy.
The article examined the foreign trade structure and dynamics of the general measurers of structural changes for the period 1992-2009. The study includes the establishment of changes in export and import structure and monitoring of trends in summary measures of structural changes. The survey results show that: compared with 1992, there are significant changes in the export structure; predicting of the dynamics of structural change in export and import is risky because of diverse change in 2007, 2008 and 2009; the foreign trade and its structure are important factors that determine both the direction and pace of development of national economy.
