Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Krassimir Karakachanov urged the rest of the Bulgarian government to harden the tone with the EU and complained of unfair treatment of the country from Brussels and older member countries. Karakachanov is one of the three leaders of forces constituting the nationalist coalition "United patriots", the junior coalition party of Prime … [Read more...] about Deputy PM Karakachanov wants Sofia to harden the tone with Brussels
Readout of the Russian position on big energy projects with Bulgaria
Asked by this website about the Russian readout of the recent visits to Russia of the Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and of the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, both of which focused on big energy projects, the Russian ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said today (5 June): “Energy was very much in the focus of attention during both visits. We have a mixed … [Read more...] about Readout of the Russian position on big energy projects with Bulgaria
GERB stages celebrations over ‘unconditional capitulation of Macron’s package’
A vote in the European Parliament's transport committee on the Mobility package has prompted jubilatory celebrations among those in power in Sofia yesterday (4 June). An opposition MEP warned that the joy is premature. Krassen Nikolov has the story. Krassen Nikolov is a journalist specialised in judiciary affairs. He works for Mediapool and will be a regular contributor for … [Read more...] about GERB stages celebrations over ‘unconditional capitulation of Macron’s package’
Radostina Sharenkova, Leiden: I still don’t see civil society in Bulgaria
Our author Pepa Vitanova speaks with Radostina Sharenkova-Toshkova, who is a lecturer at the Bulgarian School in Leiden, the Netherlands. She has graduated from the English High School in Bourgas with specialty "Ethnology" at the Faculty of History of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. She has worked at the National Ethnographic Museum. In the Institute for Ethnology and … [Read more...] about Radostina Sharenkova, Leiden: I still don’t see civil society in Bulgaria
Diana Glasnova, Croatia: It is not right that Bulgarians give advice or make claims from outside
Our author Peta Vitanova speaks to Diana Glasnova, who has been living in Zagreb since 1996. She is the secretary of the Croatian-Bulgarian Society. Diana graduated in Journalism at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski "in 1980. For several years she has been editor-in-chief of the bilingual magazine Rodna Rech, a publication of the community of Bulgarians in Croatia. She is … [Read more...] about Diana Glasnova, Croatia: It is not right that Bulgarians give advice or make claims from outside