Bulgaria’s new role as president of the Council of the EU has started with a bang – quite literally.
Perhaps an identity-related distinction rather than a geographical one could resolve the dispute more swiftly and on a permanent basis?
The idea of a 'two-speed European Union', proposed by Jean-Claude Juncker, ignores the actual problems which are causing this to be discussed in the first place.
Social democracy is failing all across Europe; but it's impotence in the Balkans especially is having serious consequences for the region.
Theatre Replika's We Are The Rubbish From Eastern Europe documents everyday life in order to illustrates just how pervasive the remnants of Bulgaria's socialist legacy are.
A great inflow of refugees has triggered division and alarm across the European Union. But history advises, and the present requires, a more rational response.
The refugee crisis has superceded refugees and countries are being forced to choose sides. Why does Bulgaria support a united European solution when so many of its neighbours do not?
These justifications seem to be logically weak: the problem, however, is that they capture the imagination of large masses of people in Europe.
In Bulgaria, Armenian communities have thrived since the fifth century and found refuge there during Ottoman massacres. So why has Bulgaria yet to officially recognise the Armenian genocide?
The original quote by Orwell is “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past”. In just two sentences, he has embraced our fate.
Neoliberalism and nationalism will continue to be fused under the recent Bulgarian coalition. Domestic policy outcomes are unlikely to differ from previous coalition governments.
