Anti-corruption

The Romanian deep state tries to devour Fritz (and bites its own tail) dominic-fritz-1200x675

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The Romanian deep state tries to devour Fritz (and bites its own tail)

Gabriel Amza 18 August, 2026

A report from the rotten underbelly of Romanian justice

Change, stagnation, and a new beginning in the Romanian justice system (from the late 1990s to 2026) codru-vrabie-vladimir-mitev-1200x675

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Change, stagnation, and a new beginning in the Romanian justice system (from the late 1990s to 2026)

Vladimir Mitev 3 June, 2026

A discussion about the Romanian justice system, efforts to make it more humane, the role of young...

The president of Bulgaria resigned to enter the arena of “dirty” politics. What’s next for our neighboring country? rumen-radev-resignation-1200x675

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The president of Bulgaria resigned to enter the arena of “dirty” politics. What’s next for our neighboring country?

Vladimir Mitev 27 January, 2026

Benchmarks and criteria for interpreting Rumen Radev's political statement

Codru Vrabie: Judicial reform in the Republic of Moldova has yet to yield results Codru Vrabie, Romanian expert on good governance

Codru Vrabie, Romanian expert on good governance

Codru Vrabie: Judicial reform in the Republic of Moldova has yet to yield results

Vladimir Mitev 9 January, 2026

Interview with Romanian expert in good governance on judicial reform in the Republic of Moldova and comparisons...

Codru Vrabie: The Romanian justice system needs to be fundamentally changed. However, I fear that we will only see a few cosmetic legislative changes proteste-anticoruptie-romania-1200x675

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Codru Vrabie: The Romanian justice system needs to be fundamentally changed. However, I fear that we will only see a few cosmetic legislative changes

Vladimir Mitev 30 December, 2025

Interview with the Romanian expert on good governance about the new anti-corruption discourse in Romania, following the...

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Is the post-transition arriving after the Bulgarian protests of late 2025?

Vladimir Mitev 25 December, 2025

An essay on change in Bulgaria in the context of the protests for a new way of...

After Iohannis’s stabilocracy: anti-corruption protests bring polarization back to Romania proteste-anticoruptie-romania-1200x675

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After Iohannis’s stabilocracy: anti-corruption protests bring polarization back to Romania

Vladimir Mitev 17 December, 2025

Nova News interview with Vladimir Mitev about the film made by the investigative website Recorder and the...

Bulgarian politics, oligarchy, and popular discontent protests-sofia-1200x675

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Bulgarian politics, oligarchy, and popular discontent

Vladimir Mitev 16 December, 2025

Interview with journalist Vladimir Mitev on the latest protests in Bulgaria

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Vladimir Mitev: Peevski has become too powerful. Following the protests, he will now be weakened

Vladimir Mitev 12 December, 2025

Interview with B1 Television

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Centrul de Studii asupra Orientului Mijlociu și Mediteranei (Univeristatea Babeș-Bolyai) – The Center for Middle Eastern and Mediterrainean Studies (UBB) The leading Romanian academic center on Middle Eastern Studies
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International Society Elias Canetti The host of the Austrian library in Ruse, Bulgaria
Marginalia The Bulgarian site for a human rights-based world
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Peripheral Vision Din perirferia în căutarea lumii – un blog despre teoria socială, problemele socialе şi idei, editat de un cetăţean scotian în România – От периферията в търсене на света – социална теория
Post/h/um – Jurnal de studii postumaniste (Journal for Post-humanist Studies) A Romanian progressive journal
Pro Democrația A leading liberal society in Romania – O societate liberală de frunte în România – Водещо либерално общество в Румъния
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