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January 17, 2011
The supporters of Boyko Borissov in Bulgaria are a bit short of arguments these days. But this is what they say to support the Prime Minister, as the wiretap scandal unfolds: 1. Yes, Borissov may be seen as someone from the underground, but in a country so corrupted by the mafia, only someone like him… » read more
August 15, 2010
Kader Sevinç Our world is living through difficult times. The global financial system, the use of natural resources and the consumption society as we have known for several decades are no longer sustainable. These problems coincide with political crises and unsolved poverty dilemmas around the world. The world truly needs that the actual transitions in… » read more
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Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish |
The European Commission’s paper “EU 2020 strategy: A European Strategy for smart, green and inclusive growth” was presented by President Barroso on March 3, 2010. Following the debates in the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers, the report approved by the EU Council in June 2010. The priorities, targets and flagship initiatives determined by… » read more
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Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish |
Two Meetings in Brussels : Suspicions Raised Regarding the Turkey’s New Foreign Policy Article (Excerpt) By Kader Sevinç, CHP EU Representative Strategic Thinking Review Undoubtedly, the political and economic developments in the EU member states are immediately echoed in Brussels. Domestic political discussions in the European countries regarding Turkey’s accession to the EU have recently… » read more
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Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish |
August 13, 2010
Turkey has recently discussed the draft constitutional amendment package prepared by the ruling party, AKP, without integrating all the parties in the Parliament in the process. As the main opposition party, the CHP has supported for long the idea of changing the constitution with the aim of further enhancement of Turkish democracy, and shared continuously… » read more
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Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish |
Turkey has recently discussed the draft constitutional amendment package prepared by the ruling party, AKP, without integrating all the parties in the Parliament in the process. As the main opposition party, the CHP has supported for long the idea of changing the constitution with the aim of further enhancement of Turkish democracy, and shared continuously… » read more
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Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish |
December 23, 2009
Yesterday the Bulgarian Parliament adopted at 1^st reading the latest amendment in the Law on Electronic Communications, which once again introduces elements from the Data Retention Directive in the Bulgarian legislation. Like in all the former proposals, the human rights are extremely violated. Here are some points of the proposal: 1. The Ministry of Interior… » read more
December 3, 2009
I met Jacques Delors again. I had already had the honour of being in his company when we made a 90-minute TV film about him, Toma Tomov* and me, in 2001. We called the film “Citizen Delors”, partly inspired from a poster of “Citizen Kane” which Delors had kept in his Berlaymont office, in previous… » read more
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Bulgarian, eastern europe, English, enlargement, Enlargement and Neighbours |
November 27, 2009
Guy Verhofstadt proposes that the East European EU countries which are still oustide the eurozone adopt the euro as a parallel currency. The proposal concerns Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Romania. I’m not sure this is a very good idea. If the euro was introduced as a parallel currency in… » read more
November 26, 2009
Jean Quatremer wrote in hos blog, among other things, that according to an internal Commission paper he saw, Bulgarian commisioner designate Rumiana Jeleva would get Justice and Home Affairs. The news were taken up immediately by the entire Bulgarian press. The daily Dnevnik, the partner of EurActiv in Bulgaria, carried the story, which had already… » read more
November 4, 2009
TO: The Conciliation committee delegation of the European Parliament, Nadezhda Mihaylova, MEP, Vladko Panayotov, MEP, All the Bulgarian members of the European parliament OPEN LETTER for protection of the digital rights of the Bulgarian and the EU citizens. At the end of September last year, the European Parliament adopted at first reading and on May… » read more
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Bulgarian, English, global privacy standards, Online Communication, Online Privacy |
October 13, 2009
Videos from the Pan-European Energy Summit in Svishtov (Bulgaria), August 2009
Not me, although I can read the language. In case you don’t know the background, please click here. Obviously Macedonia will not join the EU by exacerbating existing and creating inexistent problems with almost all its neighbours. I’m personally sorry about that, because I wish to see the citizens of this landlocked country enjoying the… » read more
August 27, 2009
There’s a five-week practical course being taught in Dublin on how to throw away a commanding opinion poll lead. Hot tips: * If No campaigners brand the Lisbon Treaty as a pro-business charter, wheel out Intel and Ryanair (neither of which recognises unions in Ireland) to say the Treaty is good for workers. * Have… » read more
There’s a five-week practical course being taught in Dublin on how to throw away a commanding opinion poll lead. Hot tips: * If No campaigners brand the Lisbon Treaty as a pro-business charter, wheel out Intel and Ryanair (neither of which recognises unions in Ireland) to say the Treaty is good for workers. * Have… » read more
August 10, 2009
The Editor in Chief of the Bulgarian web-site europe.bg, Ognyan Boyadzhiev, was beaten up badly in his apartment in Sofia’s Ivan Vazov quarter. The 34-year-old man has been taken to Military Hospital in the capital, Darik radio reported. His condition is stable, and there is no threat for his life. Europe.bg is a project of… » read more
July 27, 2009
The new Bulgarian government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov was sworn in today in the Bulgarian Parliament. A list of ministers is available here. With this event I will now stop posting in this blog. Old entries will remain public. I believe that the blog has served a good cause. A lot was said here… » read more
July 18, 2009
Two events have further shaken my confidence in the Bulgarian judiciary system. First, the case for the murder of Bulgarian student Stoyan Baltov was referred by the Sofia City Court back to the prosecution for further investigation because the rights of the defendants have been “breached”. One of the suspected killers, Vili Georgiev, was freed… » read more
July 13, 2009
Polling stations where everybody shows his or her ballot to the officials; polling stations in private houses; yes, you guessed it – this means Bulgarian elections. A remarkable article in the Capital newspaper shows how representatives of the Turkish ethnic party Movement for rights and freedoms (MRF) have violated virtually every rule for free elections… » read more
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Bulgarian, Corruption, democracy, Elections, English, Enlargement and Neighbours, Turkish |
Sir, Regarding ‘Economics vs The Renewables Bigger Picture‘: Negotiations on climate change mitigation measures were a highlight at this year’s G8 summit in Italy [1] [2]. The president of the Commission of the European Communities (alias the European Commission, EC) José Manuel Barroso is even quoted as saying he would “stress the importance of the… » read more
