School fees, enrollment, examinations, books, textbooks, journeys, meals, and any other school expenses – even the nominal free education phases of our education system are overshadowed by the extra payments, that make it difficult for the majority of citizens. Ivaylo AtanasovIvaylo Atanasov is a Bulgarian journalist, political analyst and teacher.
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A young man has died in vain and this is more, much more than a personal drama. Kaloyan TodorovBulgarian left journalist and commentator.
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The Barricade speaks to the former Bulgarian Ambassador in Bucharest about the Bulgarian and the Romanian presidency of the EU and about the dangers that the two countries face stemming from developments in the Black Sea and the Middle East region. The Barricade also discussed China with the former Ambassador and
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The Bulgarian Socialist Party has been in decay for years. It is now trapped between an overwhelming nationalist narrative and its ignorant right-wing leadership. The results are grotesque. Nikolay DraganovDraganov is a Bulgarian journalist based in Sofia, currently writing for the left analytical platform BARICADA He graduated at the University of
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After Romania’s economy grew by 8,8% in the third quarter, the Bulgarian Economic Chamber came out with a document and reasons for their success. However, this thesis by the Bulgarian economic experts was surprising to their Romanian colleagues. Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town
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The Black Sea macroregion is an initiative which will encourage the economic development of Romania and Bulgaria and means cooperation with all the states in the Black Sea zone to the extent that they respect the signed contracts with the EU.Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse,
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The so called West is largely associated with all kinds of civic liberties, democratic values and general appeasement. This cliche has been particularly actively exploited in the European countries of the former Soviet block. The ideas might have been fantastic but the execution turned out to be a far cry
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Aneliya Veleva, who is now a former leader of the local structure of the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB, right-wing extremists), pleaded to be innocent the whole time and the Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov stood up for her. Now she is hoping to avoid an effective
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Department of Iranian Studies at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and “Center for Iran, Balkan and Central European Studies” – IBCE, organized a summer school of Iranian Studies and a symposium for the heads of the Iranian Studies Departments from the Balkan and Central European Universities. The vision for a
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Parents, teachers and school principals are in a shock right around 15 September because of another inadequacy in the new Education Law. Regional inspectorates are also puzzled.Ivaylo AtanasovIvaylo Atanasov is a Bulgarian journalist, political analyst and teacher. He is one of the editors of the Baricada.org website. His research interests
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