A tale of two German cities
Posted by Thomas Klikauer This is a tale of two German cities. One city – Görlitz – is situated in...
Ecology and green politics
Protest with dozens of Greenpeace activists on the beach in Vama Veche against Black Sea drilling
Vama Veche, September 22, 2025 – On September 21, 2025, over 50 activists from Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, and Slovakia...
The Romanian energy transition: ambitions and limitations
Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat, Vladimir Mitev Alin Tănase is the campaign coordinator for Greenpeace Romania. He is passionate about geography, has a...
Dessislava Mikova: Western Europe and Poland offer examples of advancing just transitions
Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat, Vladimir Mitev Dessislava Mikova is a journalist and clean environment activist. She works as a coordinator of the...
Sebastian Burduja: If the citizens do not support the energy transition, we will get nowhere
Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat, Vladimir Mitev Sebastian Burduja, Romanian Minister of Energy, answers questions from the Cross-Border Talks team on Romania's energy...
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...
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,...
Florian Marin: We cannot talk about achievements when we talk about just transition in Romania
Vladimir Mitev Florian Marin is a Romanian economist, expert in management, social policy and labor market. He holds a PhD...
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...
Stefan Krastev: The Pernik municipality considers vital the implication of citizens in just transition process
The deputy mayor of Pernik explains how the municipality sees the just transition and what it does for the post-coal...
