February 18, 2011
We were already familiar with PIGS, that is, the faltering and overspending Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain. Now here is a new acronym. People from the inner circle of Former Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn say he used to call Romania and Bulgaria the R&B countries, adding that he was not sure which was rhythm and… » read more
Posted by Georgi Gotev
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
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Czech, Eastern Europe, English, enlargement, Enlargement & Neighbours, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak , Berlin Wall, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe, Eastern Germany, STASI |
October 20, 2009
The Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has punished Bulgaria for not being as pro-Russian as he wants, by excluding it from the South Stream gas pipeline and by abandoning the project of an oil pipeline from the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna to to Greek port Alexandroupolis. Indeed, Russia has had a consistent policy… » read more
Posted by Georgi Gotev
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Bulgarian, Eastern Europe, English, enlargement, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Security, Slovak, Turkish |
