Podcast en français

author: Gergana Mancheva

Infinite Opportunities Association looking for young people who have chosen to live in Bulgaria

We live in times when regardless of education, race, or age we could achieve almost anything. The only condition, however, is to turn our backs on yesterday's misconceptions, prejudices, fears and worries. This is the principle, on which..

12.02.17 09:10 |

Clothing donations help Bulgarian Red Cross provide hope and warmth

Collecting donations through selling used clothes and textile is not something new for the Red Cross and has been practiced throughout the world. In the English capital city for example there are special stores, where donated clothing is sold..

11.02.17 09:05 |

Labour productivity on the rise, but will it affect incomes?

"I want 50 euro pay rise for a better 2017!" – this is what greeting cards sent to many Bulgarian employers on the occasion of Christmas by CITUB - the largest trade union in Bulgaria, read. According to the union, there was social dumping in..

03.02.17 14:51 |
The holders of the award of Sofia City Library - Reader of the Year 2016

Book reading as a delight to the senses but also as a way to win… prizes

“My home is where my library is,” these words belong to one of the most cosmopolitan figures in human history – Erasmus of Rotterdam. Because of his pursuit of knowledge, he refused to be described as a nationalist and considered Latin to be..

29.01.17 09:35 |

Blizzard scares no one at Wild Farm

Winter has once again surprised Bulgaria, freezing up its entire infrastructure. Thus people in many remote regions remained literally torn apart from civilization. Things are getting really worse when bread and food have to be provided to the..

22.01.17 09:10 |

“El Estado”, la provocación artística de Alex Manuilov

La sociedad civil no es el hecho de salir a la calle una vez para protestar, debe ser un organismo que es capaz de mantener diálogo entre sus representantes. La sociedad civil debe ser un factor que está vivo y despierto, que debe reaccionar en los..

16.01.17 15:23 |

‘The State’ –the artistic provocation of Alexander Manuiloff

‘A civil society means not only a single protest, but a whole body, capable of conducting a dialogue among its separate representatives. The civil society should be a factor which is alive and awake, reacting immediately to any injustice within..

16.01.17 14:48 |

On poverty and acquiescence of Bulgaria’s retired people

Being a retired person has meant poverty and negligence for a long time. The average Bulgarian pensioner receives some EUR 170 per month which means inequality, compared even to people from neighboring non-EU member-states. The..

11.01.17 11:10 |

Bulgarians opt for their country’s resorts on New Year

New Year is a community type of fest, unlike Christmas which we tend to spend with our closest relatives. Tourist branch experts call the last day of the year ‘a corporate fest’, as many opt for teambuilding-like events, especially if they work in small..

30.12.16 13:27 |

Higher fines for moving violations as of New Year

Some 17 drunk drivers were registered only over a single weekend in Sofia, as breathalyzers marked 1.5 permille of blood alcohol content /BAC/ which pointed at no less than 500 g of concentrate. The other violation is speeding of over 100 km/h at a..

29.12.16 11:59 |