Just Transition: Mission Impossible? Chapter One: Stories from Romania and Bulgaria
December 2022, announcement on the European Commission's website: Romania will receive €2.14 billion from Just Transition Fund to diversify the...
Recovery and Resilience Plan
Alin Munteanu, Cartel Alfa: Mining will not be completely closed, but neither will it be reopened. I don’t trust sovereignists
Vladimir Mitev, Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat Alin Munteanu is the president of Cartel Alfa Gorj at Complex Energetic Oltenia. He spoke to...
Georgi Gospodinov: Workers in Maritsa-East mines don’t trust politicians because they have been lying to us for a long time
Vladimir Mitev, Malgorzata Kulbachevska-Figat Georgi Gospodinov is the chairman of the KNSB trade union at Maritsa-East mines. In this capacity,...
Rostislav Rashev: Politicians should listen to engineers and experts when deciding on a just transition
Vladimir Mitev, Malgorzata Kulbachevska-Figat Rostislav Rashev is 49 years old and is the deputy chairman of the trade union organization...
Georgi Stefanov: Due to permanent political crisis, Bulgaria just cannot deliver the green transition reforms
We really need a clear direction and a clear commitment. We need to know what is going to be done...
Ognyan Atanasov: Bulgaria lacks political will to drive the just transition, but it has no alternative and is a chance for the affected regions
Vladimir Mitev, Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat Ognyan Atanasov is Vice President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (KNSB) with...
Atanas Pekanov: There is no political will for a just transition, but the European Commission should be more flexible too
Atanas Pekanov is a Bulgarian economist. He was the Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds Management in the first (12...
Bulgaria’s political crisis demonstrates, among other things, Sofia’s lack of regional and EU ambitions
Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat Vladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian speaking journalist, who is also one of the founders of the Cross-border Talks...
Laurian Lungu: A significant and rapid reduction of excessive tax evasion is necessary in Romania
Ancuța-Carolina Stanciu, Financial Intelligence (Romania), 28 February 2024 Laurian Lungu is co-founder of the think-tank Consilium Policy Advisors Group. Previously, Laurian...
Marin Florian: Farmers’ and hauliers’ protests in Romania are due to competitiveness crisis
Vladimir Mitev, The Bridge of Friendship, 16 January 2024 Marin Florian is the president of the Free Trade Unions of...
