Podcast en français

author: Gergana Mancheva

Angelina Samsonova before the Parliament buiding in Pretoria

Angelina Samsonova: We, Bulgarians in Durban dream of having a Bulgarian Sunday school

On the shores of the Indian Ocean, in South Africa, there is a town with a population of three million, a city as vibrant as if it has brought together the entire world in one place. But that is what the whole of the Republic of South..

16.02.21 14:10 |

Poverty, inequality, unemployment - old challenges facing new Europe

Employment is the main topic in the EU when it comes to overcoming the consequences of the economic crisis. Thousands of businesses have remained closed since the beginning of the pandemic and millions of Europeans have lost their jobs, while most..

10.02.21 14:55 |

Trade unionists are pushing for 15% income growth and job retention

The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria /CITUB/ has announced the summarized results for the trends in the cost of living in Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020. According to an analysis of the union, one person per household already..

08.02.21 17:59 |

Domestic violence – is there a way out in conditions of forced isolation

Bulgaria is one of the countries where no official statistics are kept on victims of domestic violence. Only the Ministry of Interior maintains a database of signals submitted to the system. According to t his data , a total of 3,057..

01.02.21 17:10 |
Georgi Komsalov, Boris Kalaydjiev and Yasen Nedyalkov, founders of the shared workshop

First shared workshop in Sofia opens opportunities for realizing creative ideas

A good idea is priceless, especially when one works with dedication. In small steps it becomes a reality and serves society. The embodiment of a practical and very useful idea is the creation of a shared workshop. Following the example of..

18.01.21 09:15 |

Covid-crisis pushes TUs and employers to demand long-term help from the state

Since the beginning of the pandemic and the lockdown throughout the world, i.e. since March this year, the strain of safeguarding human life and health has inflicted unimagined damage on the economy, affecting, directly or indirectly, every..

29.12.20 17:29 |

Pandemic has revealed system weaknesses and deficits in our health culture

More than 1,250,000 people have already become victims of coronavirus worldwide. The situation resembles a silent war with an invisible enemy who takes human lives every day and the battle with it is in the field of science and..

18.12.20 14:09 |

On Christmas and Bulgarian traditions in the London-based home of Sabina Nedelcheva-Williams

This year, the fear of the coronavirus pandemic has held in its grip people around the world. Even in the multi-million British capital, life is no longer the same, says Bulgarian Sabina Nedelcheva-Williams. She has lived abroad for more than 20 years..

17.12.20 09:10 |

When the bird flies and the horse gallops with the wind, then art is born

Petya Peeva and Plamen Kostov get inspiration from shapes, colors and light and shadows in nature when they draw their paintings. Their works are like an ethereal imprint of animate and inanimate nature on the white canvas. At first glance..

12.12.20 06:00 |

Each household member in Bulgaria needs EUR 320 a month for normal life

Nearly 300,000 jobs have been preserved in Bulgaria since the beginning of 2020 due to measures and schemes negotiated between the social partners between March and October. However, other 103,000 jobs were lost. The people at risk of..

18.11.20 16:02 |