protests

21 minutes read

• Analysis
• Anti-corruption

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

Vladimir Mitev 25 December, 2025 0 2882

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

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

9 minutes read

• Analysis
• Anti-corruption

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

Vladimir Mitev 17 December, 2025 0 3616

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

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Bulgarian politics, oligarchy, and popular discontent

11 minutes read

• Analysis
• Anti-corruption

Bulgarian politics, oligarchy, and popular discontent

Vladimir Mitev 16 December, 2025 0 3723

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

5 minutes read

• Analysis
• Anti-corruption

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

Vladimir Mitev 12 December, 2025 0 4447

Interview with B1 Television

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The Sofia paradox: How pro-European liberals and russophile nationalists ended up in the same camp. “I expect the protests to continue”

6 minutes read

• Adevărul (Romania)
• Analysis

The Sofia paradox: How pro-European liberals and russophile nationalists ended up in the same camp. “I expect the protests to continue”

Robert Vîrban 6 December, 2025 0 5404

Vladimir Mitev on the Bulgarian protests against the 2026 budget and against the political trend represented by...

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Civil movements in Europe: from street protests to the political arena

8 minutes read

• Analysis
• Bucharest

Civil movements in Europe: from street protests to the political arena

Pulse Project 11 November, 2025 0 3633

Citizen initiatives in Europe often start as small, informal groups united around a specific issue. However, some...

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Price shock and belt-tightening in Romania due to budget deficit

6 minutes read

• Bulgarian-Romanian comparisons
• Income

Price shock and belt-tightening in Romania due to budget deficit

Vladimir Mitev 7 August, 2025 0 4170

How tax increases and social spending cuts came about

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Roșia Montana: victory of solidarity over greed

23 minutes read

• Civil Society
• Cross-border Talks (Poland)

Roșia Montana: victory of solidarity over greed

Vladimir Mitev 27 March, 2024 0 2962

A cross-border talk with the Swiss-French strategist for the campaign against the gold mining project in Romania,...

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Bogdan Iancu: Many agricultural measures are not discussed with farmers’ associations

5 minutes read

• Agriculture
• Bulgarian National Radio

Bogdan Iancu: Many agricultural measures are not discussed with farmers’ associations

Vladimir Mitev 3 February, 2024 0 3214

Interview on the reasons for the Romanian farmers and transporters' protests, which lasted three weeks and ended...

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Marin Florian: Farmers’ and hauliers’ protests in Romania are due to competitiveness crisis

16 minutes read

• Cross-border Talks (Poland)
• European Union

Marin Florian: Farmers’ and hauliers’ protests in Romania are due to competitiveness crisis

Vladimir Mitev 17 January, 2024 0 2582

The Romanian labour unionist makes a thorough analysis of the current Romanian protest, having look at their...

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