The Trouble with National History: the case of North Macedonia’s EU accession
Ivana Hadjievska on the problem of neighbourhood - or the problem of people living next to each other and North Macedonia's accession to the EU.
Mistrust and Disinformation: Covid-19 conspiracies in Bulgaria
Kristina Tsabala looks at how the Bulgarian government's struggle to handle the Covid-19 pandemic has caused multiple different conspiracy theories to gain ground in Bulgarian society.
Debunking Victimhood: short stories of Pomak uprisings in communist Bulgaria
February 1 marked the anniversary of the national remembrance of the victims of Communism in Bulgaria. On this date in 1945, the People’s Court handed down death penalties to a large number of [...]
Lossi 36 Recommends: cultural delights for the holidays
One of my favourite things about the upcoming holidays is the amount of time I can spend on reading. Every year, I find at least one book under the Christmas tree and usually, I finish it before [...]
Brutal as Usual? Bulgaria’s communist heritage and national postmemory
The fall of the Berlin Wall not only anticipated the demise of Communism as a political symbol in the former Eastern Bloc and beyond, but it also meant for millions of citizens the loss of the [...]
North Macedonia’s EU Challenges: the Bulgarian ego and the mechanisms of defence
Following the resolution of an almost three-decades-long surreal name dispute with Greece, North Macedonia’s path to EU membership looked relatively optimistic. Until recently. On 17 November, [...]
?? Bulgaria Monthly Digest: billionaire charged and prosecutor general on the offensive
Bozho Kolov recounts the latest news from Bulgaria, Jan-Feb 2020.
?? Bulgaria Monthly Digest: water crisis and Turkstream launch
– On December 21st, a state of emergency was declared in Pernik, a mining town in Western Bulgaria about 25 km away from Sofia. Water restrictions had been imposed there in mid-November and [...]
?? Bulgaria Monthly Digest: Eu Parliament Election Confirms Balance of Power and Vice-President of Ruling Party Resigns
– The results of the European Parliament (EP) elections on May 26th in Bulgaria reconfirmed the balance of power in the National Assembly. The ruling Citizens for European Development of [...]
