The Bridge of Friendship

15 minutes read

• Analysis
• Elections

Concerns for Romania’s future after the presidential elections: financial uncertainty and political instability

Vladimir Mitev 11 May, 2025 0 4687

The second round of the presidential elections pits the candidate of the NGO sector against that of...

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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 4599

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

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Aurelian Giugăl: Social problems arising from the transition were swept under the rug and are now exploding. But the elites are indifferent. It is enough to label dissatisfied people as “stupid”

8 minutes read

• Elections
• Intellectuals

Aurelian Giugăl: Social problems arising from the transition were swept under the rug and are now exploding. But the elites are indifferent. It is enough to label dissatisfied people as “stupid”

Aurelian Giugăl 8 May, 2025 0 2711

Hot take after the first round of the presidential elections in Romania on the structural problems of...

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Eugen Teodorovici: The government, not the president, will matter after 18 May 2025. The government must be formed by politicians with experience and expertise to be able to navigate the turbulent economic waters

24 minutes read

• Elections
• Interviews

Eugen Teodorovici: The government, not the president, will matter after 18 May 2025. The government must be formed by politicians with experience and expertise to be able to navigate the turbulent economic waters

Vladimir Mitev 8 May, 2025 1 3016

The PSD will be able to influence the election of the future president, adds the former finance...

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Poland: every taxpayer can redirect 1.5% of their total annual income tax to a public benefit organization

5 minutes read

• Civil Society
• Income

Poland: every taxpayer can redirect 1.5% of their total annual income tax to a public benefit organization

Tsvetelina Sokolova 7 May, 2025 0 3984

Interview with Prof. Spasimir Domaradzki

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Polish sovereignists describe George Simion as “one of the most pro-Polish politicians in Europe”

9 minutes read

• Elections
• Interviews

Polish sovereignists describe George Simion as “one of the most pro-Polish politicians in Europe”

Vladimir Mitev 7 May, 2025 0 2903

Interview with Nova TV (Bulgaria) on the political situation in Romania after the first round of the...

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Nicușor Dan will find himself in a difficult situation in the second round of the presidential elections due to the strong sovereignist sentiment in Romania

9 minutes read

• Bulgarian National Radio
• Elections

Nicușor Dan will find himself in a difficult situation in the second round of the presidential elections due to the strong sovereignist sentiment in Romania

Vladimir Mitev 6 May, 2025 0 4069

Interview on the results of the first round of the presidential elections and what lies ahead for...

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The Central Electoral Bureau of Romania regulates not only the electoral process, but also political advertising during the election campaign

12 minutes read

• Bulgarian National Radio
• Bulgarian-Romanian comparisons

The Central Electoral Bureau of Romania regulates not only the electoral process, but also political advertising during the election campaign

Vladimir Mitev 5 May, 2025 0 3586

Interview on several legal cases related to the presidential elections in Romania and their proactive regulation

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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 4426

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 3334

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

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