15 years of membership in the Alliance have not been enough to make us feel pro-AtlanticElena Poptodorova is an international diplomat and analyst. She graduated in English and Italian philology at Sofia University, diplomacy at the University of National and World...
Solomon Passy on Bulgaria’s accession to NATO
On March 29, 2004, Bulgaria became a member of a political and military union - an act that is accepted as a strategic choice of the nation and determines the future of the country for years to come. The organization of which we became a member is NATO, and tomorrow...
Daylight saving time
Daylight saving time already has a history of over two centuries and is associated with controversial opinions on its usefulness. Its introduction was originally motivated by better use of daylight hours. Expectations of energy savings, however, have not been...
With F-16: Bulgaria – in the NATO business class
In its nearly 30-year history, the Atlantic Club in Bulgaria has always been a leader in the difficult Bulgarian return to our natural geopolitical environment. In the last 15 years, after our accession to NATO in 2004, the modernization of the Bulgarian Air Force has...
Single telephone line at hotel receptions
Standardisation is directly linked to quality of life, to the economy, to ecology, and sometimes even to saving lives. That is why the introduction of a uniform internal contact number for hotel receptions is one of our successful initiatives. This way, in the event...
Elena Poptodorova: The formation of a government in Germany is also important for Franco-German relations
Negotiations to form a government in Germany have been going on for more than three months, but the two main political forces, the Social Democrats and the Christian Democrats, have not yet reached an agreement. According to our former ambassador to the United States...
Host: Bulgarian memory, dear listeners, seems to have this ability to remember and glorify the heroes more than the silent workers of the case, who stubbornly and silently implement the small changes leading to the big events - let me quote here Prof. Ivaylo...
Solomon Passy: Trump has only one goal – to win a second term
The American president is currently building a circle of friends around him, according to our former foreign minister"US President Donald Trump has only one goal - re-election in 2020." This was said on the air of "Hello, Bulgaria" by former Foreign Minister and MP...
Elena Poptodorova: Donald Trump wants to discipline NATO to his liking
Elena Poptodorova in "This Saturday and Sunday" on bTV - To NATO and back: What happened at the Alinsa meeting? If you want to watch the interview, follow the link.
Elena Poptodorova: Trump has once again shown that politics is not what it used to be
"US President Donald Trump has once again shown us that politics is not what it used to be," former Bulgarian Ambassador Elena Poptodorova told This Sunday's studio. According to her, there is no such case in which the United States aims to put pressure on NATO. "The...











