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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 …

El Pais Features IGA’s Research on Youth Attitudes in CEE Read More »

The Institute for Global Analytics looks forward to its participation in the new Europe-wide initiative researching political corruption on the continent, particularly in grey legal areas. Boosting citizen involvement and deployment of digital technologies will feature among the innovative solutions to tackle corruption. The project is coordinated by Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna …

New Project: RESPOND – Rescuing Democracy from Political Corruption in Digital Societies Read More »

Military TV Channel reports on the disconcerting trends as regards the views of youth in Bulgaria and Central Europe on democracy, Russia’s war against Ukraine, media consumption patterns and political participation, which were discussed during the international roundtable organized by IGA and Free Press on Eastern Europe on January 29, 2024. Listen to the report

The Bulgarian News Agency published a comprehensive media report on the key conclusions that emerged during the international roundtable organized by the Institute for Global Analytics and Free Press for Eastern Europe on January 29, 2024.  Read the article (in Bulgarian)

Radio Free Europe discusses the importance of the question of revising the portrayal of Russia in history textbooks on the basis of the conclusions presented in “History Undone”. Read the article (in Bulgarian)

The Institute for Global Analytics, together with its partners Free Press for Eastern Europe and the Science+ network, is convening the international roundtable The Youth Factor Rises in Central Europe: The Attitudes of Millennials and Gen Z in Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia and Serbia towards Russia’s War against Ukraine, Traditional Values, and Democracy . It will take …

International Roundtable, 29 January: The Youth Factor Rises in Central Europe Read More »

In an interview for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, Dr. Rumena Filipova discussed the EU’s historic decision to greenlight Ukraine and Moldova’s accession talks as having significant geopolitical implications, although the road to membership will likely be a difficult one. Also in focus: the importance of strategic communications for countering disinformation, particularly as national security interests are …

Dr. Rumena Filipova Interviewed by Bloomberg TV Bulgaria on the Beginning of EU-Ukraine Accession Talks Read More »

In an interview for Euronews Bulgaria, IGA’s chairperson discussed the outcomes of the EU-China summit (Europe’s emphasis on the trade imbalance and Beijing’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine). Also in focus was the scope of Chinese influence in Europe and Bulgaria, particularly in the academic sector – why university cooperation with China contains significant …

Dr. Rumena Filipova Discusses the EU-China Summit on Euronews Bulgaria Read More »

IGA took part in the international conference Cooperation Summit – Europe’s Rising Power organized by Warsaw Institute Foundation in cooperation with Central & Eastern Europe Council – CEEC, which took place on November 30, 2023, in Warsaw. The event featured discussions of the strategic, political, media and economic opportunities and challenges ahead of Central and …

International Conference: CEE Cooperation Summit – Europe’s Rising Power Read More »

In a podcast for BG Science, Dr. Rumena Filipova discussed pro-Russian biases in history teaching in the Bulgarian educational system; the anti-democratic and anti-Western tendencies among young Bulgarians; the reasons behind the eager consumption of pro-Russian disinformation. She drew on and presented IGA’s most recent reports: History Undone, Teetering on the Brink of Regional Convergence …

Dr. Rumena Filipova on History, Attitudes of the Youth, Media and Democracy in a Podcast for BG Science Read More »