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Where were you when the Berlin wall fell?

November 6, 2009

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… » read more

Posted by Georgi Gotev

Czech, Eastern Europe, English, enlargement, Enlargement & Neighbours, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak

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Does Eastern Europe care about climate change?

October 30, 2009

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… » read more

Posted by Georgi Gotev

Bulgarian, Czech, Eastern Europe, English, enlargement, Uncategorized

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Are Prague and Warsaw damaging Eastern Europe’s image?

October 6, 2009

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.… » read more

Posted by Georgi Gotev

Czech, Eastern Europe, English, enlargement, Polish

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Georgi Gotev is senior editor of EurActiv

Georgi Gotev is senior editor of EurActiv since 2008. A Bulgarian national with a background in journalism and diplomacy, he was a member of the team of five diplomats which in 1993 opened Bulgaria’s first mission to the European Communities. Since 1998, he has been covering his country’s accession and EU enlargement for various Bulgarian and international media. In 2007-2008, he was the spokesperson for the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe. Mobile phone +32499528725 professional calls only.