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Where were you when the Berlin wall fell?

Posted by Georgi Gotev on 06/11/09

That’s the question to ask these days to people you met in the meantime. Well, if you or them are at least 30 years of age.
There are moments, like 9/11, when everyone remembers what they have been doing, feeling and experiencing. By the way, the wall also fell on 9/11, but written the European way [...]

Does Eastern Europe care about climate change?

Posted by Georgi Gotev on 30/10/09

East European leaders may be bargaining for a fairer deal on climate funding, however the impression remains that they are less interested in the subject, compared to their colleagues from ‘older Europe’.
I was discussing this with my friend Jan Vitasek, a Czech journalist, yesterday night in the Council meeting, while EU leaders were having dinner. [...]

Are Prague and Warsaw damaging Eastern Europe’s image?

Posted by Georgi Gotev on 06/10/09

After the Irish ‘yes’, the Lisbon Treaty has already been ratified politically. Two presidents’ signatures are missing to complete legally the ratification process. The Polish one appears to be motivated by the will to extort concessions from the EU as much as he can, and the Czech one simply doesn’t like the EU reform treaty.
I [...]

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