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‘They Continue the Crisis’: parliamentary breakup in Bulgaria amidst war and inflation

  • Emily Wall Emily Wall
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What is going on in Bulgaria and why? A Marxist perspective. Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and his party “We Continue the Change” (PP, Prodalzhavame Promyanata) – Pro-West darlings, self-proclaimed heroes in the fight against corruption...

Thumbs up, thumbs down, part 2: Government breakdown in Bulgaria; The Summit of the Americas

  • Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
  • Bulgaria
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This is the second instalment of this week's “On the Barricades” release. This episode is part of our regular series, which we co-produce and co-host with Youri Smouter of 1+1. Maria, Boyan, and Youri discuss:...

The privatization of anti-racism

  • Boyan Stanislavski Boyan Stanislavski
  • On the Barricades (Podcast)
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...Or, how the state institutions were sacked and all we got was this suspect philanthropist funding anti-racism projects. In this second episode of this week’s “On the Barricades”, hosts Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski continue...

Capitalist society, not just attitudes, are to blame for social exclusion of the Roma population.

  • Boyan Stanislavski Boyan Stanislavski
  • Bulgaria
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The Roma population in Romania, 86% of whom live in appalling conditions that force children to beg and hunt through trash to survive, are the target of major, normalized racism by their non-Roma neighbors; similarly...

Ioannis Armakolas: Historical issues raised by Bulgaria may spiral out of control

  • Vladimir Mitev Vladimir Mitev
  • Bulgaria
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On November 17, Bulgaria announced that it would block the opening of North Macedonia's accession negotiations with the EU. Sofia believes that Skopje is not complying with the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation...

A blockade of the Macedonian road to the EU risks undermining the region’s European prospects

  • Vladimir Mitev Vladimir Mitev
  • Bulgaria
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Dr Miruna Butnaru-Troncotă is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations and European Studies at the National University of Political Science and Public Administration (SNSPA) in Bucharest, Romania. Since 2019 she has coordinated the...

Macedonians met the Bulgarian foreign minister’s comments on Tito with an avalanche of laughter

  • Vladimir Mitev Vladimir Mitev
  • Bulgaria
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Sonja Stojadinovic has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in political science from the Saints Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje. Currently she is working on her second master's degree at the University of Graz in Southeast...

Is Trump Good for Bulgarian Corruption?

  • Paul Jay Paul Jay
  • Anti-corruption
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This interview was published on 19 October 2020 at TheAnalysis.news and was made in partnership with The Other News. Welcome to theAnalysis.news podcast. I’m Paul Jay. Don’t forget there’s a donate button at the top...

Why we can’t expect support from the West

  • Rositsa Kratunkova Rositsa Kratunkova
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This article was originally published at the Bulgarian left-wing platform dVersia on 30 September 2020. Bulgaria has been deeply shaken by a revolt demanding the resignation of the government for more than 80 days. The...

The Bulgarian middle class wants to be getting empowered by the anti-corruption fight

  • Zlatko Jovanovic Zlatko Jovanovic
  • Bulgaria
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Democracy in Europe (DEO) is a Danish NGO, which aims to make nuanced debate on the EU and promotes participatory democracy. Vladimir Mitev was invited by the DEO to give an interview, screened within an...

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