Wolves in sheep’s clothing
For several years, I accompanied the descendants of the Romanian legionaries to commemorations and memorial services, and spoke with leaders...
Southeastern Europe
Concerns for Romania’s future after the presidential elections: financial uncertainty and political instability
Vladimir Mitev, Mediapool, 11 May 2025 At the end of the week following the first round of the presidential elections, signs...
A political era is ending in Romania. The next one could be even worse
France had Gaullism. Argentina had Peronism, an ideology based on the legacy of its former president Juan Domingo Perón. Trumpism...
Vladimir Mitev: By voting sovereignists, the Romanians have shown how disappointed they are
- Nicușor Dan will find himself in a difficult situation in the second round of the presidential elections due to...
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...
The home of the homeless: Easter in Sugar Factory district in Sofia
Ivan Radev, Facebook, 20 April 2025 Context of the story: On 15 April 2025, the demolition of illegal houses and...
Bulgaria: Saudi activist at risk of deportation
Frontline Defenders, 10 March 2025 Bulgarian authorities should suspend any plans to deport Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman al-Khalidi to Saudi Arabia, and should allow...
Bogdan Cozma: We observe a strengthening of the strategic partnership between Poland and Romania
Bogdan Cozma is program coordinator at the German Marshall Fund, with expertise in the geopolitics of Central and Eastern Europe...
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...
Vladimir Mitev: Bulgaria is part of both Western policy towards Ukraine and Western policy towards Russia
Mihai Isac, Karadeniz Press, 26 March 2025 The Bridge of Friendship, 26 March 2025 Vladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian Romanian-speaking journalist...
