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...
Labor unions and workers’ struggle
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,...
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...
What is crucial is that the people of Stara Zagora are given real, tangible opportunities – not just abstract promises
Rumyana Grozeva holds a PhD in Economics from the Institute of Economic Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Her PhD is...
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...
If you cross the wall, you can get killed
On the situation of Palestinian permit workers in the occupied West Bank (more…)
The gospel of growth has fallen into the hands of the devil
Dimitar Sabev, Economic Life (Bulgaria), 12 September 2024 Europe has done many things over the years in the name of...
The 4-day work week is coming to Germany
Posted by Thomas Klikauer and Danny Antonelli Giving workers an extra day off a week actually increases productivity, boosts physical...
