Podcast in English

author: Iliana Raycheva

Money-happiness relationship: the Bulgarian point of view

Scholars have for many years been trying to explore the relationship of money and happiness and to answer the question why loads of cash cannot buy us happiness. It has turned out though that the answer to the riddle is not that complicated and is..

30.10.15 11:29 |

Five referendums in entire history of Bulgaria

One year after Bulgaria’s liberation from Ottoman domination in 1878, Bulgarians elected the MPs for the country’s Constituent Assembly that was to adopt the first constitution of Bulgaria; the votes were cast using beans and maize grains...

28.10.15 14:01 |

Ivaylo Kalfin : L’UE doit révéler ses capacités d’accueil de réfugiés

A la veille du sommet de l’Union européenne à Bruxelles, la Commission européenne a rappelé que les quotas d’accueil de 160 mille réfugiés devraient déjà être appliqués. A la réunion du Conseil européen la migration a encore une fois été le principal..

16.10.15 11:10 |

Bulgarian women in life and in politics

More and more prospects have been opening up before women in Bulgaria in the domain of politics. Public opinion holds that the age threshold with women is lower compared to men. Marriage as a formal institution is called into question, though..

05.10.15 13:24 |

Early legal intervention for victims of human trafficking

Every minute one person in the world falls victim to human trafficking. Over the 2010-2012 period alone, 31,000 people within the bounds of the EU admitted to having been exploited in this manner. According to Eurostat data, 80 percent of them are women..

02.10.15 14:02 |

La defensa, por medio de inmediata protección jurídica, de los derechos de las víctimas de tráfico

Cada minuto una persona en el mundo se transforma en víctima de tráfico. Sólo en el período de 2010   a 2012 31 mil personas  reconocieron haber sido explotadas  de esta forma. Según la Eurostat el 80% de esta cifra  eran mujeres, y un 12% , menores de..

02.10.15 13:36 |

Se está examinando una nueva metodología para la concesión de nacionalidad búlgara

Resulta que obtener nacionalidad búlgara, basada en   el origen búlgaro, es algo bastante atractivo y, en la mayoría de los casos, sirve de billete sólo de ida a los soñados países ricos de la UE. En la última decena de años, según datos del Ministerio..

01.10.15 13:20 |

Why is gender discrimination still extant?

“Inequality between the strong and the fair sex is not a perfunctory phenomenon that can be corrected. We know thousands of jokes which feature two protagonists – the secretary and the boss. And we all laugh at them the way Americans laugh at..

20.08.15 11:54 |
Reformist Bloc Co-Chairman Radan Kanev, PM Boyko Borissov and MRF leader Lyutvi Mestan (left to right) announce in parliament the compromise reached on judicial system reforms.

“Historic compromise” on amendments to constitution

Today parliament was supposed to vote amendments to the constitution of Bulgaria affecting the judicial system. This was top priority for the Reformist Bloc. After it became clear the necessary constitutional majority would not be attained, Prime..

24.07.15 13:00 |

Reforms in judiciary and healthcare – two steps forward, one step back

“Two steps forward, one step back” – that is tango as described in laymen’s terms. The touted reforms in the judiciary and in healthcare are very much like learning to dance the tango. Health Minister Petar Moskov will retract the texts by force..

03.07.15 13:58 |