Publications

“United Europe – Mission Possible”

The topic of the Annual Undergraduate Research Conference of the European Studies Department at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” was “United Europe – Mission Possible”. [...]

Conference proceedings: “Of Citizens and Institution – a Time for Decisions in the EU”

The PhD conference “Of Citizens and Institution – a Time for Decisions in the EU”– United Europe or the Europe of the nations” took place on May 13, 2023. [...]

The PhD conference “The European Union in the eye of the storm”

The PhD conference “The European Union in the “eye of the storm”– United Europe or the Europe of the nations” took place on October 29, 2022. [...]

“Young voices for energizing Europe”

The proceedings from the students’s scientific conference “Young voices for energizing Europe” hosted b y„ Antoine de Saint Exupéry” promotion could downloaded here. [...]

“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. [...]

European Perspective for the Western Balkans

Prof. Ingrid Shikova delivered a lecture on topical issues of the European Union to the Regional Academy “European Perspective for the Western Balkans”, organized by the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitar Panitza”, involving 28 young leaders from Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, including journalists, experts, civil servants, representatives of NGOs. The participants were able to participate in a European council decision-making simulation game to open negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania and to speed up the process of accession of the countries of the Western Balkans to the European Union.The compromise they reached was negotiations with Northern Macedonia to begin in October 2019 and with Albania in January 2020. Prof. Shikova shared lessons from Bulgaria’s experience on the way to membership. The discussions were very lively and fruitful.