Publications

“The Rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union – from Empirical Facts towards Expert Evaluation”

There is no such thing as unsuccessful rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union – this rather humorous maxim, which is widely popular among academic and political experts on European affairs, has the potential to discourage any attempt at evaluating the Presidency. [...]

“The Call for More Europe – Ambitions and Realities”

On October 14-15, 2021, the Department of European Studies held its Eighth International Scientific Conference, named "The Call for More Europe - Ambitions and Realities". [...]

“Europe – Green, Digital, Global”

  The annual student scientific conference "Europe - Green, Digital, Global" of the Leonardo da Vinci promotion  in European Studies, was held on June 1, 2021 in Aula Magna of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". [...]

“Strategic Autonomy – the New Project of the European Union”

The paper "Strategic Autonomy - the New Project of the European Union" by prof. Ingrid Shikova was published in "Diplomacy Journal”- 25/2021. The article focuses on the concept of strategic economic autonomy, which is becoming an increasing need for the EU as a result of the lessons learned from the Covid-19 crisis. [...]

“The European Union and the new normal – from social isolation to civic awareness”

The collection of papers from the fifth joint doctoral conference of Department of European Studies, Department of Political Science and Department of Public Administration on the topic "The European Union and the new normal - from social isolation to civic awareness" has been published. It took place on 21st November 2020. [...]

Assoc. Prof. Mirela Veleva successfully defended her dissertation for the academic degree “Doctor of Science”

On 16 July 2018 Assoc. Prof. Mirela Veleva successfully defended her dissertation for the academic degree “Doctor of Science” in the professional sphere 3.3 Political Science (European Studies – Enlargement Policy of the European Union). The topic of her Doctor of Science dissertation is “Dynamics of the national interests as a condition for realization of the Eastern Enlargement of the European Union”.

The reviews and opinions of the scientific jury are public and available for reference (in Bulgarian) – here:

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