Culture

9 minutes read

• Bulgarian-Romanian comparisons
• Civil Society

Vladimir Mitev: ‘It is an interesting utopia that the development of our region should take place as a “whole” (in ensemble), in dialogue and mutual enrichment’

Kalina Drenska 11 May, 2025 0 2883

Interview on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the website ‘dVersia’ - about its role in...

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Romanian journalist: Authorities are trying to dismantle a functional funding system for media and NGOs

6 minutes read

• Bulgarian-Romanian comparisons
• Bulgarian-Romanian relations between NGOs

Romanian journalist: Authorities are trying to dismantle a functional funding system for media and NGOs

Tsvetelina Sokolova 10 May, 2025 0 4720

Interview with Iulia Roșu from Snoop.ro on the practice of Romanian citizens redirecting 3.5% of their income...

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“You arrive as nobody”: Kapka Kassabova’s Ode to the Balkans

13 minutes read

• Anthropology
• Books

“You arrive as nobody”: Kapka Kassabova’s Ode to the Balkans

Smaranda Șchiopu 26 April, 2025 0 4556

A Romanian read of Kassabova’s quartet - Border, To the Lake, Elixir and Anima 

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The contours of post-liberalism in the West and in Southeast Europe: a conversation with David Bisset 

67 minutes read

• Books
• Civil Society

The contours of post-liberalism in the West and in Southeast Europe: a conversation with David Bisset 

Vladimir Mitev 25 April, 2025 0 3463

As the centre of the world system implodes, the former internal periphery of the EU - Central...

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Is the coal transition in Romania a decline or an opportunity?

13 minutes read

• Analysis
• Energy

Is the coal transition in Romania a decline or an opportunity?

Vladimir Mitev , Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat 22 April, 2025 0 3972

A look at the just transition in the Jiu Valley through conversations with an energy expert, a...

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Central and South-Eastern Europe: Times are not good for progressive projects, but we need to preserve and increase our potential. There are always changes

48 minutes read

• Civil Society
• Education

Central and South-Eastern Europe: Times are not good for progressive projects, but we need to preserve and increase our potential. There are always changes

Vladimir Mitev 31 March, 2025 1 3040

A wide-ranging interview with a Romanian professor of the history and theory of law at Ghent University:...

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Have Romanians always been conservative?

5 minutes read

• Essays
• Intellectuals

Have Romanians always been conservative?

Alexandru Ionașcu 20 March, 2025 0 3254

A comment on the occasion of Mircea Cărtărescu’s failure to become a member of the Romanian Academy

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A Romanian donated a plaque with a picture of Kolyo Ficheto to the museum in Dryanovo

4 minutes read

• Bulgarian-Romanian interpersonal relations
• Cross-border cities

A Romanian donated a plaque with a picture of Kolyo Ficheto to the museum in Dryanovo

Janeta Iordanova 26 February, 2025 0 3822

The donation was made thanks to the cross-border networking of the residents of Ruse and Giurgiu

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Tutrakan and Oltenița declare intention to open a ferry between them and construct the necessary infrastructure

4 minutes read

• BTA (Bulgaria)
• Bulgarian-Romanian infrastructural projects

Tutrakan and Oltenița declare intention to open a ferry between them and construct the necessary infrastructure

Vladimir Mitev , Aurelian (Relu) Cotoban 12 February, 2025 0 5050

A solemn event in Oltenița marked the willingness of the two Danubean municipalities to invest in the...

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What do Romanians think about diversity?

6 minutes read

• Cinema
• Reviews

What do Romanians think about diversity?

Alexandru Ionașcu , Vladimir Mitev 31 January, 2025 0 3790

A look at a popular TV series in which, among other things, we see stereotypes of Romanian-speaking...

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