Cross-border Talks

Sebastian Schäffer: The EU reform is a collective necessity - Cross-border Talks An Austrian expert perspective on Schengen accession for Bulgaria and Romania, the EU enlargement, Three Seas Initiative, EU reform

An Austrian expert perspective on Schengen accession for Bulgaria and Romania,the EU future of Western Balkans and Ukraine, the importance of the 3si and mini lateral diplomatic formats, the EU reform and the expected rise of sovereignism at the EU elections

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Stefan Krastev: The Pernik municipality considers vital the implication of citizens in just transition process - Cross-border Talks The deputy mayor of Pernik explains how the municipality sees the just transition and what...

The deputy mayor of Pernik explains how the municipality sees the just transition and what it does for the post-coal future of the region where the history of mining in Bulgaria once began

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Georgi Stefanov: Due to permanent political crisis, Bulgaria just cannot deliver the green transition reforms - Cross-border Talks The expert on green transition discusses with Found in Transition about the Bulgarian political (and not only) crises that make the country a laggard in the implementation of the just transition plan,...

The expert on green transition discusses about the Bulgarian poly-crises that make the country a laggard in the implementation of the just transition plan, the national recovery and resilience plan and the overall economic modernization policies
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Corina Murafa: So far the just transition is a missed opportunity in Romania - Cross-border Talks An interview with the leading Romanian expert on just transition about the challenges and accomplishments...

An interview with the leading Romanian expert on just transition about the challenges and accomplishments of the decarbonization process in Romania, about the political factors in this process, the issues related to energy poverty, Romania's energy ambitions.
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Ognyan Atanasov: Bulgaria lacks political will to drive the just transition, but it has no alternative and is a chance for the affected regions - Cross-border Talks The Vice President of the KNSB, who is responsible for the green transition, comments on how the just transition is progressing in Bulgaria and why people do not believe in it

The Vice President of the KNSB, who is responsible for the green transition, comments on how the just transition is progressing in Bulgaria and why people do not believe in it

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He also shares what political actions, in his view, will help the implementation of the fair and green transition and the protection of the interests of the Bulgarian consumer in the liberalization of the electricity market for households.

Atanas Pekanov: There is no political will for a just transition, but the European Commission should be more flexible too - Cross-border Talks Atanas Pekanov is a Bulgarian economist. He was the Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds...

Atanas Pekanov shares his experience in negotiating and implementing the Recovery and Resilience Plan of Bulgaria, relations with the European Commission on the Just Transition Plan. He also underlines the absence of political will for reforms in Bulgaria.

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For Germany, it is “5 to 1933”. Ruch outlines similarities between the year 1933 and today, as well as between today’s AfD and Hitler’s Nazi party of 1933.

What Germany’s Neo-Fascist AfD Plans and How We can Stop it - Cross-border Talks Book Review

Throughout Germany,the AfD is the second most successful political party today. Yet,many ask-what is the AfD all about. Philip Ruch who heads Germany’s Centre for Political Beauty argues in his German language book,that Germany has reached a crucial gateway.

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Hanna Perekhoda: The fight for freedom in Ukraine is intimately linked to the global struggle against fascist forces - Cross-border Talks In this interview, Ukrainian historian and activist Hanna Perekhoda looks back at some of the preconceptions and simplifications that, in Western Europe, shape discussion of the war in Ukraine.

In this interview, Ukrainian historian and activist Hanna Perekhoda looks back at some of the preconceptions and simplifications that, in Western Europe, shape discussion of the war in Ukraine.

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Alina Garkova, EurAc: EU diplomatic stalemate in Central Africa falls victim to its own inconsistent policies - Cross-border Talks The director of the Europe-Central Africa Network speaks to Cross-border Talks about the conflict in the Great Lakes region, the EU's foreign policy and the role of NGOs in all this

The director of the Europe-Central Africa Network speaks to Cross-border Talks about the conflict in the Great Lakes region, the EU’s foreign policy and the role of NGOs in all this

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Germany's economic struggle or no one likes neoliberal policies YouTube video by Cross-border Talks

...and how Scholz’s Social-Democrats turned too much towards the business, ending up with a historically low electoral result.

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German еlections 2025: CDU and SPD coalition insights YouTube video by Cross-border Talks

Among others, he also explains how failures of German reunification and society reintegration contributed to the rise of Alternative for Germany...

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Germany's green energy revolution. The future of sustainability YouTube video by Cross-border Talks

Unlike many of the commentators, he is hopeful about both German democracy and its resilience against far right authoritarianism, and about the Germans’ capacity to remodel their economy to start innovating again.

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Danny Antonelli, a Trieste-born professional lyricist living permanently in Hamburg, Germany, shares his insights and comments after the German parliamentary elections on 23 February 2025.

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Germany’s election in 2025 - Cross-border Talks Posted by Thomas Klikauer On a sunny but cold winter’s day – 23rd of February...

Thomas Klikauer, author of a book on the party called Alternative for Germany takes on the 2025 German parliamentary elections

#WahlenDeutschland2025 #Wahlen #Bundestagswahl2025

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