Publications

“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. [...]

“The political initiatives of the Rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU – from empirical facts to expert evaluation”

The article “The political initiatives of the Rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU – from empirical facts to expert evaluation” by Mirela Veleva-Eftimova  &K. Haralampiev proposes a novel instrument for expert evaluation of political initiatives of the Rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This evaluation will create a possibility for assessment of the leadership performers of the Presidency as a key mechanism for implementation of the EU integration policies. [...]

“The Next Seven of the European Union”

The collection of articles of European Studies Department international conference “The Next Seven of the European Union” has been published. Are we ready for the next seven years of the EU? What ambitions and what reforms should shape the future of the European Union, how will the crisis affect the euro area, which path will the European Union's economy take? [...]

Living Archives

The two volumes "Living Archives" - National Archive of Memories of the Process of Bulgaria's Accession to the European Union have been published. [...]

Conference proceedings THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS’ AGENDA – #EUactive!”

The Conference proceedings THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS’ AGENDA – #EUactive!” presents the reports of the planned European Studies student scientific conference of “Simone Veil” Graduation.This year’s conference was prepared in an unexpected and painful environment – the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Despite the difficulties, the students contributed to the annual student conferences and dedicated their reports to the most important topics and challenges that concern European citizens – environmental protection and climate change, education and culture, a strong Europe in a changing world order.