“Twelve years ago we were taking along our children to protest; today they are taking their children!” These words of George Daskalov describe best his…
On a hot day two Bulgarian architects and two engineers from Sweden and from Denmark drove some 500 kilometres to Gorna Malina, a small town…
Organic farming is not a new method for Macedonian farmers. It dates back years to when every family owned their own land for crops and…
The democratic institutions on the Balkans are not famous for their effectiveness, but several local referendums in Bulgaria and Macedonia held in the spring and…
Kiril Kosturski is sorrowfully crying amidst a black and lifeless meadow near the Kresna Gorge in South-Western Bulgaria. His 15 bee families, 50 beehives, and…
Todor Stoyanov, 79, does not believe in ghosts. While people were speaking of bees mysteriously dying off, his hives were aways full. “All of this…
Concentrated in the hands of big players, agricultural land in Europe is getting less and less affordable for small farmers who turn their backs on…
She’s always on the go. And she’s dreaming of a solar pavement at the central street of her village. Pavlina, a restless and energetic young…
Middle-income countries, including those in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), are better positioned to develop a green economy, a regional forum concluded in Sofia, Bulgaria….
Women with short hair are braver, the saying goes in Bulgaria. Evelyne Huytebroeck is one such woman. She served as Minister of Environment, Energy, Water Jurisdiction…
