Just Transition: Mission Impossible? Chapter One: Stories from Romania and Bulgaria
December 2022, announcement on the European Commission's website: Romania will receive €2.14 billion from Just Transition Fund to diversify the...
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Alin Munteanu, Cartel Alfa: Mining will not be completely closed, but neither will it be reopened. I don’t trust sovereignists
Vladimir Mitev, Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat Alin Munteanu is the president of Cartel Alfa Gorj at Complex Energetic Oltenia. He spoke to...
Georgi Gospodinov: Workers in Maritsa-East mines don’t trust politicians because they have been lying to us for a long time
Vladimir Mitev, Malgorzata Kulbachevska-Figat Georgi Gospodinov is the chairman of the KNSB trade union at Maritsa-East mines. In this capacity,...
Florian Marin: We cannot talk about achievements when we talk about just transition in Romania
Vladimir Mitev Florian Marin is a Romanian economist, expert in management, social policy and labor market. He holds a PhD...
Rostislav Rashev: Politicians should listen to engineers and experts when deciding on a just transition
Vladimir Mitev, Malgorzata Kulbachevska-Figat Rostislav Rashev is 49 years old and is the deputy chairman of the trade union organization...
Stefan Krastev: The Pernik municipality considers vital the implication of citizens in just transition process
The deputy mayor of Pernik explains how the municipality sees the just transition and what it does for the post-coal...
Georgi Stefanov: Due to permanent political crisis, Bulgaria just cannot deliver the green transition reforms
We really need a clear direction and a clear commitment. We need to know what is going to be done...
Corina Murafa: So far the just transition is a missed opportunity in Romania
An interview with the leading Romanian expert on just transition about the challenges and accomplishments of the decarbonization process in...
What is crucial is that the people of Stara Zagora are given real, tangible opportunities – not just abstract promises
Rumyana Grozeva holds a PhD in Economics from the Institute of Economic Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Her PhD is...
Ognyan Atanasov: Bulgaria lacks political will to drive the just transition, but it has no alternative and is a chance for the affected regions
Vladimir Mitev, Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat Ognyan Atanasov is Vice President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (KNSB) with...
