Sofia’s veto on the start of Skopje’s negotiations with the EU was met by Albanians in Northern Macedonia and Albania with their characteristic pragmatism.The Barricade
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Category: The Balkans
Macedonians met the Bulgarian foreign minister’s comments on Tito with an avalanche of laughter
Bulgarians fail to understand that they have made mistakes in Macedonia throughout history, says Sonja Stojadinovic, a Macedonian political scientist, who reflects on Bulgaria’s veto at the start of North Macedonia’s negotiations with the EU.Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border
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New flame for the Serbian left
The former Social Democratic Union, reborn as Party of the Radical Left declares support for workers’ rightsAdam MartićAdam Martić was born in Rijeka, Croatia on 6th of November 1999, to a family of serbian origin. He’s been showing interest in politics since young age, having joined DiEM25 at 18 years
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I, the caregiver – stories from “the grey zone”
Once Greeks start to get old, they start saving money for “apoklistiki” (medical assistants) – just as Bulgarian pensioners save money for funerals. Due to the lack of sufficient personnel in hospitals, the care of old people is done mostly by foreigners, who predominantly work illegallyTzvetelina KirilovaTzvetelina Kirilova has graduated
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Disgusting neo-Nazi recidivism in Sofia – 16 years of the Lukov March
February 2019 marks the 16th year of the annual neo-Nazi Lukov March in Sofia in remembrance of Bulgarian general and Nazi sympathizer Hristo Lukov. Somewhere around 1,200 people took part. Many of the demonstrators came from outside Bulgaria.The Lukov March is an abhorrent event. It is a torch-lit, neo-Nazi demonstration
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Bulgaria has sold weapons to 110 countries in 5 years
After years of profits from conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East, the Bulgarian military-industrial complex is responsible for 2.4% of the country’s GDP in 2017.Ivaylo AtanasovIvaylo Atanasov is a Bulgarian journalist, political analyst and teacher. He is one of the editors of the Baricada.org website. His research interests
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Prof. McDonald: “The debate on the public ownership of water supplies should have started yesterday”
We are speaking with Professor David McDonald from Queen’s University [in Kingston, Canada – ed], who is undertaking research in Development Studies – not very popular in Bulgaria, so would you tell us how your research brings you here? I’ll just say that my background, my teaching area is more
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Left turn needed in Bulgaria now!
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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Bogdan Ţîrdea: Moldova is a Romanian semi-colony
Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat discussed with Bogdan Ţîrdea, one of the leading activists of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, member of parliament of the Republic of Moldova co-author of Moldova Oligarhică, the first complex study of the oligarchical political system in Moldova, former lecturer of political science in
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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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