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“Bulgaria has still not reached the bottom”. An interview with Mariya Ivancheva.

Post author By Mariya Ivancheva
Post date October 20, 2014

This interview was taken by Ioanna Drosou from the Greek newspaper Epohi and the original version in Greek is available here. How would you comment on the result of the elections? The results of the election are no big surprise for anyone. As some political commentators, myself included, predicted already in February 2013, when Boyko Borissov […]

Tags austerity, Borissov, Bulgaria, Bulgarian Socialist Party, capitalism, elections, EU, EU crisis, GERB, Left politics, neoliberalism

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A people divided: violent conflict emerging in Bulgaria

Post author By Mariya Ivancheva
Post date November 7, 2013

Over the last few days Bulgaria has witnessed opposing waves of mobilization that divide the country across ethnic and class lines. Since the 23rd of October, a student strike and sustained occupation has spread across six universities in the capital and other cities. The strike is the latest in a series of protests in the […]

Tags austerity, Borissov, Bulgaria, Bulgarian Socialist Party, capitalism, chauvinism, elections, EU, EU crisis, GERB, Left politics, nationalism, neoliberalism, racism, right-extreme, Roma, VMRO