Euinside: Ukraine – from disappointment to understanding
More than 20 years after the fall of the Berlin wall Bulgaria has been a member of the EU for five years, of NATO for more but not of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). Nevertheless, if looked from above, everyone would think that this is the country that can be a role model for its neighbours from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership to avoid the mistakes from the transition. This is what I thought while fighting to enter as not accredited journalist to the national parliament in Bulgaria to attend a rare event - inter parliamentary meeting Bulgaria-Ukraine. Who else if not Bulgaria could point to Ukraine where it can stumble over? Bulgaria is not a country from Central Europe, which in the past and during the long and painful period of the Cold War had the benevolent economic and political influence of Western Europe.
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