In an interview for the Guardian, Dr. Rumena Filipova commented on the growing trend among young people across CEE towards less democratic views and highlighted reform of the educational systems and political leadership as antidotes. The article reviews the declining voting enthusiasm among young people ahead of the EU elections, issues of educational shortfalls and …
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The RESPOND project “Rescuing Democracy from Political Corruption in Digital Societies” was officially launched at a kick-off meeting in Bologna, Italy, 22-24 May 2024. The initiative is funded by the Horizon Europe programme of the European Commission and aims to combat corruption and undue influence undermining democracies. Starting in May 2024, this five-year project, coordinated …
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Danish weekly newspaper Weekendavisen featured IGA’s research on youth attitudes discussing why young people are increasingly turning to the far-right across Europe and how extremist parties have harnessed social media, particularly TikTok, to reach out to youth. Further in focus is the sense of political and economic disillusionment on the part of younger generations as …
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In an interview for the Military TV Channel, IGA’s founder commented on the positive changes in Bulgarian public opinion (according to the latest research conducted in partnership with GLOBSEC) in relation to attitudes to NATO, the US, media freedom. Further topics of analysis included the motivations of the Bulgarians to vote in the European Parliament …
In an interview for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, IGA’s chairperson discussed US/Europe-China relations following the announcement of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Specific attention was directed to the similarities between the positions of the US and European Commission in the midst of intra-member state differences displayed by France, Hungary and Serbia. Also in focus was the …
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In an interview for Radio FOCUS, Dr. Rumena Filipova presented the main continuities and shifts in Bulgarian public opinion in 2024, including increasing support for NATO and support for the US as a key strategic partner for Bulgaria as well as improved ratings of media freedom. The interview also highlighted youth views, which remain similar …
The Institute for Global Analytics held a launch event for its most recent report Bulgarian Public Opinion, 2024: Increasing Commitment to Allies and Improving Perceptions of Media Freedom amid Continuous East-West Ambivalence, conducted as part of IGA’s cooperation with GLOBSEC. The discussion took place on May 13 at Launchee, Sofia. Dr. Rumena Filipova of IGA presented the …
IGA has released its new briefing paper Bulgarian Public Opinion, 2024: Increasing Commitment to Allies and Improving Perceptions of Media Freedom amid Continuous East-West Ambivalence. The study presents the results of in-depth public opinion polling conducted in Bulgaria in partnership with GLOBSEC. Key attitudinal measures include views of the EU, NATO, the Kremlin’s war against …
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Spanish daily El Pais has featured IGA’s and Dr. Rumena Filipova’s research on the alarming rise of anti-democratic, nationalist and pro-Russian views among youth in Central and Eastern Europe. The article highlights how political exclusion, unreformed and politicized educational systems and social media fuel these worrying sentiments in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Hungary. Read the article …
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In the run-up to the European Parliament elections, Dr. Rumena Filipova contributed to Carnegie Europe’s newly released publication on the impact of the radical right on the foreign policies of a range of EU countries. Her chapter on Bulgaria details the ways in which pro-Russian, nationalist far-right party Revival has acted as a disruptor that …
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