
Slovenia and Bulgaria: a Tale of Two Reforms
Slovenia has achieved the most economic success among East-Central European states transitioning from communism, Bulgaria the least.
Slovenia has achieved the most economic success among East-Central European states transitioning from communism, Bulgaria the least.
There wasn’t always samizdat. But there was always rock ‘n roll.
The nineties were challenging years in Bulgaria for trade unions affiliated with the political opposition.
From the perspectives of trade unions, the reforms in Bulgaria over the last 20 years have been disastrous.
Bulgaria’s younger generation is distinguished from those who lived during the communist era by an awareness of the rest of the world — and how it perceives Bulgaria.
NGOs devoted to public works paradoxically became part of the wave of privatization that swept the region.
Not even the intelligentsia in Bulgaria are immune to the siren song of the new nationalism to which more and more Europeans are susceptible.
Over the last quarter century, the population of Bulgaria has dropped from 9 to 7.3 million people.
Over the last quarter century, the population of Bulgaria has dropped from 9 to 7.3 million people.
Over the last quarter century, the population of Bulgaria has dropped from 9 to 7.3 million people.
Money that the European Commission provides to Bulgaria to fund Roma inclusion projects is diverted elsewhere.
The recent attack on a Bulgarian politician who champions immigrant rights wasn’t a clear-cut case of ultra-right nationalism.
Bulgaria naively embarked upon a ready-made Western model of change: neoliberalism.
Risk Monitor’s Stefan Popov is trying to change the image of Bulgaria as the Wild East frontier of the European Union.
In 2009, Bulgarian pessimism was worse than that of Iraqis and Afghans.