By Dr. Tanja Porčnik, President of the Visio Institute in Slovenia. Last Sunday, a parliamentary election took place in Slovenia. The results reflect a clear message from voters that the government needs to change. In mature liberal democracies, a change in government is a time for reflection for…
Washington, DC and Ljubljana – Property Rights Alliance, in partnership with 106 think tanks and advocacy organizations in 51 countries, is proud to launch an open letter celebrating World Intellectual Property Day, addressed to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Director-General Daren Tang. We stand with…
By Igor ŠLOSAR* In the fight against the global pandemic of COVID-19 lockdowns were enforced across the globe in order to protect the population against the virus. Lockdowns and other restrictions led to people spending more time at home than earlier. During the last year,…
By Aldina JAHIĆ*, Merisa HASIĆ** and Admir ČAVALIĆ*** During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, like many countries in the world, introduced a series of rigid measures to combat the crisis. These measures often violated the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the citizens. Measures…
By Spyridon VLACHOPOULOS* Measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic have limited a number of fundamental rights to an unprecedented extent. The rights of economic activity, movement, assembly and religious worship have been subjected to the most severe restrictions. Here, however, lies the great danger of…
By Vlad I. ROȘCA* Since the 2015 refugee crisis onwards, the yearly quota of working permits for Third Country Nationals (TCNs) offered by the Romanian Government has gradually increased, reaching 25,000 in 2020. An important category of TCNs working in Romania are people from South…
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only reshaped the world around us, but also our lives. Even after the pandemic is gone, many of these changes are expected to stay with us to some extent. Among them is our more vigorous embrace of remote work. The…
With the below 101 groups from 47 countries, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day with WIPO and the creativity, inventiveness, and entrepreneurial spirit protected by intellectual property rights around the world. This year’s theme, IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market, illustrates a sign…
In non-emergency times, the role of economic freedom, defined as a lack of interference or coercion by others in an individual’s economic decisions, has been scientifically proven to yield economic growth and prosperity for the greatest number of people. Economic freedom also contributes to higher…
Vir: Demokracija v povolilni Ameriki, Delo (10.11.2020). Miren prenos moči je bistveni element uspešnega ameriškega demokratičnega eksperimenta, starega več kot dvesto let. V demokratičnih družbah glas ljudstva določa volitve. Demokratični postopek v ZDA je leta 2016 izvolil predsednika Trumpa. Štiri leta pozneje, potem ko bodo prešteti in…
