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28 January 2019 Boyan Stanislavski

Desecrated anniversary: Polish proto-fascists and anti-Semites march at the gates of Auschwitz

The official celebration of the 74th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp by the Red Army was an utter disgrace. Not only were extreme right-wingers and open anti-Semites allowed to stage a rally and shout slogans like “It’s time to stand against Jewry and free Poland,” but

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21 September 2018 Maria Cernat

The Romanian ”Referendum for the Family” – a battle for a lost cause?

The preemptive strike against gay marriage is gaining strong support but progress cannot be stoppedMaria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (FJSC) (2001) and the Faculty of Philosophy (2004) at the University of Bucharest. She obtained an MA from FJSC in 2002 and

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14 May 2018 Boyan Stanislavski

Poland: Police disrupt academic conference on Karl Marx

As the Polish tragicomedy continues, the anticommunist obsession deepens. The police have interrupted an academic conference on Karl Marx as they were instructed by the local prosecutor to check whether the event does not contradict the law in terms of “spreading anti-national propaganda” and “promoting totalitarian systems”. Boyan StanislavskiBulgarian and

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6 May 2018 Piotr Nowak

Polish Catholic hierarchy contra carers for the disabled

The Church hierarchy has failed protesting families. One archbishop has accused them of having too great a sense of entitlement. Parents along with their disabled children have been occupying a corridor in the Polish parliament for nearly 3 weeks in order to draw attention to the desperately inadequate support for

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21 April 2018 Kaloyan Todorov

As the population shrinks, the bureaucracy grows

The planning of new regions in Bulgaria will lead to the creation of new administrative positions, without removing the old ones. Another bizarre new proposal is also being considered at the moment – that NGOs should become state structures. Kaloyan TodorovBulgarian left journalist and commentator.

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18 April 2018 Georgi Hristov

The “Hunger Games” of Eastern Europe – Bulgarian “socialists” protest against social housing

Weird events have once again transpired on the outskirts of Europe. In Gorna Oryahovitsa, a provincial Bulgarian town, people have been up in arms over a social housing project out of fear it would become… a home for the poor. And to make it even weirder – the Bulgarian Socialist

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28 March 2018 Kaloyan Todorov

Bulgaria: Alarming state of the infrastructure

A great deal of Bulgarian roads have not been touched since their creation in the 1970s, or have undergone a major overhaul 20 years ago. Kaloyan TodorovBulgarian left journalist and commentator.

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24 March 2018 Ivaylo Atanasov

European Commission: Devastating poverty and inequality in Bulgaria

The “modestly redistributive effect of flat income tax” and “relatively low levels of social protection spending” mean inequality and poverty in Bulgaria are the highest in the EU, despite economic growth and low unemployment in the country. Ivaylo AtanasovIvaylo Atanasov is a Bulgarian journalist, political analyst and teacher. He is

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13 February 2018 Boyan Stanislavski

Poland: Barbaric reality for the Ukrainian migrant workers

Oxana is a Ukrainian citizen, who was working illegally in a fruit-processing plant near Swarzędz in Western Poland. After she suffered a stroke her boss first refused to call for help. He then dragged her out on the street and placed her on a nearby bench and made it appear

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16 January 2018 Vladimir Mitev

Teodor Meleşcanu: Romania strongly supports Black Sea regional cooperation

The Romanian foreign minister answered Baricada’s question at a joint press conference with the Bulgarian ambassador in Bucharest. Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of the Romanian website BARICADA Romania, which initially

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Bad joke! The far-right will lead the Romanian Parliamentary Commission for Equal Opportunities!

Postcard from Romania #3 Maria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the

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19 November 2020 Boyan Stanislavski

Chaos, desperation and violence

Postcard from Poland #7Boyan StanislavskiBulgarian and Polish activist, journalist, editor, publisher and

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Union Save Neoliberalism

Postcard from Romania #2Maria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty

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Poland: Time to abolish the codgerstate

Postcard from Poland ️#6Boyan StanislavskiBulgarian and Polish activist, journalist, editor, publisher and

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