Krastev

The Lions Land 2019 bilateral tactical exercise began today, October 21, with the participation of military personnel from the Bulgarian and Serbian ground forces, the Ministry of Defense announced. It is being held at the Slivnitsa Training Center in the period 21 - 25 October 2019. 150 soldiers from the Brigade Command - Blagoevgrad take part in it from the Bulgarian side.

Dozens of journalists at the state-run Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) staged a protest Friday in support of media freedom after a colleague known for her coverage of the country's graft-prone judicial system was briefly suspended from her job, writes Reuters. 

This is according to Ivan Krastev, the chairman of the Center for Liberal Strategies based in Sofia, Bulgaria.

In an opinion piece penned for the New York Times, Krastev adds that "Europe's ideological rigidity is admirable, but it is also partly responsible for the region's paralysis."

Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev will deliver two lectures in Greece on the subject "The EU as a Community of European Law and Values" on November 26 and 27, organized by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation.

The conference on Grassroots sport as a tool for integration and bridge between tradition and innovation, which took place on 12-13 June 2018, provided a platform to exchange ideas how new technologies may contribute to the use of traditional sports and games for better physical activity of the population.

The telephone thieves took nearly 45,000 leva from an 80-year-old woman from Shumen. On Wednesday, on a stationary telephone called a stranger who had presented himself as a policeman, NOVA reported.

Under the name of Nikolay Krastev, he promised the woman that in gratitude, she will get a lifetime increase in the pension and left a telephone number 08112.

The "Worthy Bulgarians" awards were presented at the sixteenth annual ceremony in the official hall of the Central Military Club. It attracted nearly 40 Bulgarian citizens who helped in the past year to be in trouble or have contributed to the development of society.

The fire near Veliko Tarnovo is under control, said Krasimir Krastev, Regional Commissioner of the Fire Brigade, reports bgnes. 

The fire started last night at a meat-processing plant and burned a 6-acre area. Fusion of styrofoam and subsequently the resin on the roof caught on fire.

The offices of several Members of the European Parliament have confirmed to BIRN that they have received a mysterious book for free, named "The Bulgarian Oligarchy. They Plundered the State".

It is published by the Bulgarian newspaper Telegraf, which is part of the Balkan Media Company, linked to the controversial media mogul Delyan Peevski.

'After Europe' by Ivan Krastev (University of Pennsylvania Press, 120 pages, $19.95)