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The importance of the Serbia-Kosovo deal is yet to be realised
April 26, 2013

Serbia and Kosovo reached a historic deal for normalisation of relations on 19 April in Brussels, opening the way for closer EU integration for both Belgrade and Prishtina. An analysis of the implications of the Brussels agreement for Serbia, Kosovo, the Balkan region and the EU itself by Stefan Ralchev, Research Associate at IRIS, is available here

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Countries of the Black Sea and regional consciousness
April 9, 2013

Dr. Ognyan Minchev gave an interview to International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea on April 9, 2013. 

Click here to read the English version 
 
Click here to read the Russian version
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Russia’s Energy Monopoly Topples the Bulgarian Government
March 4, 2013

A new publication by Dr Ognyan Minchev for the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF).

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Bulgaria’s Accusations Reveal Divisions on Hezbollah
February 22, 2013

A new publication by Dr Ognyan Minchev for the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF).

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Bulgaria's protests and political crisis: a mixed blessing
February 25, 2013

An analysis by IRIS Research Associate Stefan Ralchev of the ongoing political turmoil in Bulgaria is available here. Democracy? Maybe. Institutionalism and political maturity? Not quite.

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Новини на тема Референдум за АЕЦ Белене
February 05, 2013

February 4, 2013  "Романтичните митове за индустриална България", Огнян Минчев, в. 24 часа

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Bosnia and Montenegro: party politics and civic expressions in the time of the October 2012 elections
October 22, 2012

A new policy paper by Stefan Ralchev is available reflecting on party relations and civic trends in Bosnia and Montenegro in the time when the two countries held local and general elections, respectively. The paper, entitled "A ‘Balkan Autumn?’ Party Politics and Civic Manifestations in Bosnia and Montenegro before and during the 2012 Elections," is available here.
 

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Изложенията на участниците в конференцията "АЕЦ Белене: между референдума и стратегическата рационалност"
October 15, 2012

ИРМИ публикува изложенията на участниците в конференцията 'АЕЦ "Белене": между референдума и стратегическата рационалност', която Институтът организира на 19 септември 2012 г. в София. Докладите на Илиян Василев, Иван Хиновски, Георги Касчиев и Пламен Цветанов са достъпни тук.

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Конференцията на тема АЕЦ 'Белене', организирана от ИРМИ на 19 септември, предизвика широк интерес
September 20, 2012

Конференцията "АЕЦ 'Белене': между референдума и стратегическата рационалност", организирана от Института за регионални и международни изследвания (ИРМИ) с подкрепата на Фондация 'Америка за България" на 19 септември в София, предизвика широк интерес в българската общественост. Освен че участие взеха утвърдени експерти, политици и дипломати, присъстваха и голям брой представители на медиите.

Линкове към презентациите на някои от участниците в панелите:

IRIS gathers experts, politicians and diplomats to discuss Bulgaria’s Belene nuclear power plant project amidst calls for a referendum on the issue
September 20, 2012

The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) organised on 19 September a conference/discussion on the economic, technological and geostrategic aspects of the recently revived project for a second nuclear power plant in Bulgaria in Belene (in Northern Bulgaria, at the river Danube). The Russo-Bulgarian project had its origins back in the 1980s but was frozen and brought to life again by the government of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in the early 2000s. It was strongly pushed forward by the subsequent Socialist-led government in 2005-09. After the current centre-right GERB party cabinet suspended the project in March 2012 for being economically and ecologically untenable and for presenting real security risks for the country and its population, the Bulgarian Socialist Party, now in opposition, collected over 700,000 signatures with the aim to call a referendum ‘for’ or ‘against’ Belene.

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АЕЦ Белене: Между референдума и стратегическата рационалност
September 19, 2012

Институтът за регионални и международни изследвания организира конференция на тема: "АЕЦ „Белене": Между референдума и стратегическата рационалност".

Дискусията цели да се поставят отново на обществено обсъждане технологичните, икономически и геостратегически аспекти на проекта за строеж на втора ядрена централа в България. Темата ще бъде разгледана в контекста на отказа на правителството да реализира проекта, на подготовката на евентуален референдум и на предявения иск от страна на руския......
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Протестна демонстрация на гражданско движение "Варна диша"
May 8, 2012

На 9 май в 18 ч. в гр. Варна ще се проведе протестна демонстрация на гражданското движение "Варна диша"срещу плановете на общината за застрояване на голяма част от градската Морска градина с частни сгради под претекст "реституция". Българското правителство на ГЕРБ за съжаление подпомага този процес на ограбване на град Варна от местната олигархия като прехвърли публичната държавна собственост върху голяма част от парка (местност"Салтанат" - както я наричат наточилите......
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IRIS presents in Belgrade its latest annual study on democracy and EU integration in the Western Balkans
March 19,2012

IRIS presented on Friday, 16 March, in Belgrade its latest annual study, The Western Balkans in 2010/11: Departures in Democratisation and European Integration in Europe’s Southeast (the study is available here).

 

The event, hosted by the Balkan Trust for Democracy (a programme of the German Marshall Fund of the United States), included a presentation of the study’s main findings by IRIS’s Dr. Ognyan Minchev, Stefan Ralchev and Goran Stojkovski and a lively discussion involving representatives of the local policy community, government, EU ambassadors......
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IRIS presents at Sofia University its latest annual study on Western Balkans democracy and EU integration processes
March 7, 2012

IRIS presented on Friday, 16 March, in Belgrade its latest annual study, The Western Balkans in 2010/11: Departures in Democratisation and European Integration in Europe’s Southeast (the study is available here). The event, hosted by the Balkan Trust for Democracy (a programme of the German Marshall Fund of the United States), included a presentation of the study’s main findings by IRIS’s Dr. Ognyan Minchev, Stefan Ralchev and Goran Stojkovski and a lively discussion involving representatives of the local policy community, government, EU ambassadors and journalists.

A special guest from Washington DC was the GMF Senior Director for Foreign Policy and Civil Society S. Enders Wimbush. Read more here

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The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) is an independent, non-government think tank. IRIS was established on June 11, 1997 by leading Bulgarian public and political figures, NGO leaders and prominent Bulgarian scholars in international relations, Balkan studies, history, social and political science, anthropology and economics.
 
The Institute for Regional and International Studies initiates, develops and implements civic strategies for democratic politics on national, regional and international level. The Institute promotes the values of democracy, civil society, freedom and respect of law, assists the process of Bulgarian integration in NATO and the EU and provides public policy analyses on current domestic and international issues. IRIS represents a strategic combination of advocacy-oriented and education-oriented think tank.