Bulgaria ranks 42nd in human freedoms

Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 123 countries overall featured in a new Worldwide Index of Human Freedom ranking, compiled by the Fraser Institute in Canada and Germany’s Liberales Institut in association with the US Cato Institute, the Bulgarian Institute for Market Economics reported. 

Of the 123 countries included in the survey, Bulgaria scored a total of 7.6, which earned it a place behind Italy and Lithuania and above countries like Slovenia, South Korea and Cyprus. The monitoring on Bulgaria showed a superiority of personal or civil freedom over economic freedom, typical for developed countries and especially pronounced in Europe. Problematic areas include: inadequately ensured personal safety (acts of violence, thefts and high perception of crime); tentative freedom of speech and media independence; forms of hostility towards some public activities, for example expression of religious believes. The results confirmed the existence of well-known problems with economic freedom – the failure to provide justice and equality for all. The acts of violence undermining personal freedom combine with pervasive corruption and contract breeches to undermine economic freedom in a major way. Ensuring that rules are followed (which requires rule of law, independent courts, functional police enforcement, efficient and cleared of corruption bureaucracy) is a prerequisite for successfully attracting investments, stimulating economic growth and creating the general feeling of freedom for citizens. 

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