There is probably only one institution in Bulgaria which should deal with the protection of workers from employer abuse. But what happens when the author of the site Uvolni.me (Fire.me) turns out to be the chief juridical adviser of this very same institution, and speaks at a paid seminar for
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“Be very careful, especially with me. Yes, absolutely! (That is a threat) in front of everyone. If you open your mouth once again, see what happens,” the new head of the regulatory institution said to a journalist in 2017 in response to a question directed at herNikolay DraganovDraganov is a
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More than half of Bulgarians gain monthly net income below 256 euro, and close to 80% – below 460 euro, show the official data from the Ministry of Finance, which were presented by the minister Vladislav Goranov in the National Assembly. These figures don’t include the big part of around
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The legitimation of neo-fascist and neo-Nazi movements in Bulgaria is happening at the highest levels – those of government. In view of the difficult economic situation resulting from long-standing right-wing measures, an overall change is urgently needed. Nikolay DraganovDraganov is a Bulgarian journalist based in Sofia, currently writing for the
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About 6,000 people with disabilities and citizens supportive of their demands have protested in front of the Council of Ministers in Sofia. They opposed the government’s ideas for the next “reforms”, which are expressed in cutting funds and setting groups of poor people against each another. Nikolay DraganovDraganov is a
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After weeks of pathetic hiding from unions’ representatives – not coming to previously arranged meetings, not picking up phones, etc., the “patriotic” majority in the National Assembly introduced legal amendments desired by business organizations. The wages are going to be kept down by limitless import of migrant workers countries with even
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2,325 leva (approx. 1,200 euros) – this is what a household in Bulgaria needs in order to be able to have some kind of normal standard of living. This amount is required to cover the cost of food, housing, healthcare, education, transportation and social activities in a four-member family, as calculated
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The Bulgarian Socialist Party has been in decay for years. It is now trapped between an overwhelming nationalist narrative and its ignorant right-wing leadership. The results are grotesque. Nikolay DraganovDraganov is a Bulgarian journalist based in Sofia, currently writing for the left analytical platform BARICADA He graduated at the University of
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The so called West is largely associated with all kinds of civic liberties, democratic values and general appeasement. This cliche has been particularly actively exploited in the European countries of the former Soviet block. The ideas might have been fantastic but the execution turned out to be a far cry
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