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Bulgarians both look for capitalism with modern face and are skeptical towards change The façade of a building in Sofia

Bulgarians both look for capitalism with modern face and are skeptical towards change

Vladimir Mitev 15 November, 2021

The 14 November 2021 parliamentary elections in Bulgaria gave political space to a new party that promises...

Clare Daly: European Commission is complicit in violation of EU law Clare Daly, an Irish MEP from the Left.

Clare Daly: European Commission is complicit in violation of EU law

Vladimir Mitev 7 November, 2021

The European Commission's rule of law monitoring mechanism does not reflect the deep-rooted and systemic problems in...

Where’s the hope in Bulgaria? vladimir-malgorzata-2-1200x675

Where’s the hope in Bulgaria?

Vladimir Mitev 18 September, 2021

Bulgarians are caught in a game of mutual domination between the interests of oligarchs and the agendas...

Bulgarian justice is a litmus test for developments in society

Vladimir Mitev 16 March, 2021

Bulgaria's national and international political contradictions revolve around corruption and the rule of law

Corona crisis and the clash of technocrats in Bulgaria "Let's break the mafia state", "Eror 404 democracy not found", "Europa S.O.S." (posters at the anti-corruption protests in Sofia in 2020)

"Let's break the mafia state", "Eror 404 democracy not found", "Europa S.O.S." (posters at the anti-corruption protests in Sofia in 2020)

Corona crisis and the clash of technocrats in Bulgaria

Vladimir Mitev 11 November, 2020

Two analysts, one to the south of the Danube, another from the north of the river, overlap...

The Bulgarian middle class wants to be getting empowered by the anti-corruption fight 'Let's break the mafia state' — a poster from the anti-corruption protests in Bulgaria in 2020.

'Let's break the mafia state' — a poster from the anti-corruption protests in Bulgaria in 2020.

The Bulgarian middle class wants to be getting empowered by the anti-corruption fight

Vladimir Mitev 14 October, 2020

The Barricade’s Vladimir Mitev was interviewed by the Danish organisation Democracy in Europe on the Bulgarian protests:...

Social change in Bulgaria means departing from the logic of transition "Let's heal Bulgaria from the microbes, who rule it" (a poster at the 2020 anti-corruption protests in Sofia)

"Let's heal Bulgaria from the microbes, who rule it" (a poster at the 2020 anti-corruption protests in Sofia)

Social change in Bulgaria means departing from the logic of transition

Vladimir Mitev 27 September, 2020

An interview for the Iranian Labour News Agency on the demands of the Bulgarian protests, on the...

Mutual suspicion hinders the appearance of a post-transition vision in Bulgaria Two people accusing one another (an illustrative photo which stylisizes a dispute)

Two people accusing one another (an illustrative photo which stylisizes a dispute)

Mutual suspicion hinders the appearance of a post-transition vision in Bulgaria

Vladimir Mitev 5 August, 2020

A live interview with Vladimir Mitev about the escalation of the Bulgarian protests in the last week,...

Bulgarian protests: battles over anti-corruption? Protesters at the 2020 anti-corruption protests in Sofia

Bulgarian protests: battles over anti-corruption?

Vladimir Mitev 30 July, 2020

It is said that after the protests the division line in Bulgarian society is not between right...

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Bulgarians both look for capitalism with modern face and are skeptical towards change

Bulgarian justice is a litmus test for developments in society

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