Opinions

6 minutes read

• Analysis
• Bulgarian National Radio

Romania’s rail infrastructure is in poor condition

Vladimir Mitev 20 February, 2025 0 4897

Interview with Vladimir Mitev on the occasion of the railway accident in Mihăești on February 19, 2025...

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The Trump 2.0 times as seen from a Bulgarian-Romanian perspective: while borders and divisions in the West are rising, in the EU’s Southeast the logic of the center is being affirmed

7 minutes read

• Black Sea Region
• Bulgarian-Romanian infrastructural projects

The Trump 2.0 times as seen from a Bulgarian-Romanian perspective: while borders and divisions in the West are rising, in the EU’s Southeast the logic of the center is being affirmed

Vladimir Mitev 7 February, 2025 0 2989

An optimistic take on the shocks in international relations of the last years, which continue with the...

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Journalism is alive when critical mass emerges

11 minutes read

• Analysis
• European Union

Journalism is alive when critical mass emerges

Vladimir Mitev 9 January, 2025 0 3147

Media Year 2024 in Romania and the region

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Why does everyone win from the elimination of land border controls in Southeastern Europe?

8 minutes read

• Analysis
• Bulgarian-Romanian interpersonal relations

Why does everyone win from the elimination of land border controls in Southeastern Europe?

Vladimir Mitev 9 January, 2025 0 3491

The full Schengen area accession of Bulgaria and Romania will move Southeastern Europe closer to the center...

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Romania – Bulgaria: Why is (inter)connectivity needed?

7 minutes read

• Adevărul (Romania)
• Analysis

Romania – Bulgaria: Why is (inter)connectivity needed?

Răzvan Munteanu 3 January, 2025 0 5202

Romanian international relations expert analyzes prospects for infrastructure projects between the two countries

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The Bulgarian-Romanian border has fallen. More than ever, the future of Romanian-Bulgarian relations depends on the citizens of both countries

3 minutes read

• Bulgarian-Romanian interpersonal relations
• Cross-border cities

The Bulgarian-Romanian border has fallen. More than ever, the future of Romanian-Bulgarian relations depends on the citizens of both countries

Vladimir Mitev 28 December, 2024 0 3921

Comment on the full Romanian-Bulgarian accession to the Schengen area and what might follow

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Desecuritisation and citizen empowerment is the future of the Bulgarian-Romanian border

29 minutes read

• Analysis
• Bulgarian-Romainan tourist relations

Desecuritisation and citizen empowerment is the future of the Bulgarian-Romanian border

Vladimir Mitev 22 December, 2024 0 2255

A transcript of the recording of the panel on borders in Southeastern Europe at the Second Lublin...

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Anticommunism is pushing Romania into the arms of fascism

9 minutes read

• Analysis
• Cross-border Talks (Poland)

Anticommunism is pushing Romania into the arms of fascism

Lucian Țion 6 December, 2024 0 8348

There is a collective paranoia in Romania, which is triggered by the mention of the word "communism"

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The petty-bourgeois utopia of Călin Georgescu

12 minutes read

• Analysis
• Cooperatives

The petty-bourgeois utopia of Călin Georgescu

Vladimir Borțun 28 November, 2024 1 5447

Beyond rhetoric and psychological profiling, we need to better understand the social forces that support Georgescu and...

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The Ciucă-Ciolacu rule in Romania was broken by the sovereignists and the civil sector

8 minutes read

• Analysis
• Elections

The Ciucă-Ciolacu rule in Romania was broken by the sovereignists and the civil sector

Vladimir Mitev 26 November, 2024 0 2744

Early thoughts on the first round of the presidential elections in Romania

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