rusevv
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Italy's decline started in 1969.
We could argue if the start date can be backdated to 1964 or 1968 or postdated to 1971 or 1973, but that's the whole universe of available options.
Proposing 2002 is sincerely ridicoulous. By the Italy had been in decline for at least 3 decades, possibly almost 4.
Michael A. Arouet@MichaelAArouet
It's always cute when people argue that the demise of Italian industry and stagnant real wages over the last two decades have nothing to do with the Euro's introduction. How do you explain that then? Why can't people admit that the Euro has been an epic failure for Italy?
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@polidemitolog @BiankaB12 And the opposite is also true - most Bulgarians consider Serbia a more developed country(IMO they are pretty much on par) . The most striking difference is the infrastructure - despite having received much less cohesion funds, Serbia has better roads and city infrastructure.
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Collective stereotypes are always interesting. For example, the average Serb still lives with the 1989 notion that Romanians and Bulgarians are a lower caste of people, despite both of these countries being more developed than Serbia, and Romania basically being a small economic miracle on its own.
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@Robert_E_Kelly Lovely family! I can say with confidence that this is my favorite video online. Greetings from Bulgaria! 😊
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Today is the ninth anniversary of the BBC Dad blooper.
Marion is now 13; James is now 9. Some recent pictures are attached below.
We did an interview looking back on the blooper for @InsideEdition, which should be up shortly.
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@PaulConRO The 1878 liberation narrative is very strong and whenever some inportant figure says something against Russia, they are called "ingrateful". This is BS - our capital is the most Russian city in the EU, just see the main boulevard namea - "Tsar liberator", "Dondukov" etc
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@PaulConRO I can speak for Bulgaria - ever since I was 7, I've been constantly fed with history lessons on how Russia saved us from "Ottoman slavery". During communism, Bulgaria was one of the most loyal satellite to Russia, some politicians even wantes us to become the 16th USSR republic.
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I've been trying to understand these results. It seems that CEE and Southeastern Europe always think the opposite of Western Europe. My explanation lies in history: these countries fought against the expansionist Ottoman Empire, Russia in its various forms, and Western colonial empires. We have very different histories, religions, backgrounds, and cultures. It will take decades to harmonize our stances, if that ever happens.
Living standards have increased significantly since EU accession, but not for everyone. Some people found themselves in a new world, already too old to adapt. Entire industries and ways of life that people grew accustomed to during the commie regime are now gone. Some rural areas have been deserted due to factory closures.
Russia hates us, and the West often looks down on us without realizing that it is not our fault to have barbarians at our borders. Some frustrated people would even like Russia to plunder the West, just as it did to us for 50 years.
It's complicated. Judging is easy, understanding is not..

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@PaulConRO Many Bulgarians(mostly elderly) feel that we've betrayed our "bratushki"(russian brothers) and we traded them for the West which looks down on us. If you ask many of them, they'd say that the Russians are much more respectful towards our country than the West, which ofc is a lie
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@DoraLazarova В турските магазини продават супер масло, според мен по-хубаво от President и на по-нормална цена.
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Пуснах този клип във Фесйбук и вече съм с ограчниен акаунт.
Мерси ГЕРП НН, мерси на бопа, мерси на всички обвързани.
Renentse🇧🇬🇺🇦@rayna_valeva
От днес до изборите ще припомням как Герб - НН прави избори с хартиени бюлетини.
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@rusevvvv @bratkubrat @Could_Flyyy От превалутирането е. Вече се ценообразува в евро и това е основната валута. 2,79 лв = 1,426… €. Закръгля се до втория знак и става 1,43 €. Обаче 1,43 € вече 2,796… лева. Тоест 2,80 лв.
А и по-важното данъчната основа се е променила и закръглила заради големите дробни числа
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@bratkubrat @Could_Flyyy Прясното им мляко беше 2.79 вече е 2.80лв. Да, стотинка, ама дразни, особено предвид факта колко печелившо за тези брандове е приемането на еврото така или иначе.
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@rayna_valeva Тези акции имат смисъл пред БНТ, предвид факта, че е медията е финансирана с нашите пари, но протест пред частна медия е по-скоро контрапродуктивно. Публичен бойкот на телевизията и отказ на публични фигури да гостуват би било много по-ефективно от шепа протестиращи отпред.
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🇩🇪This bearded man is wanted by German police for pulling out a pistol and terrifying passengers across the Berlin subway system.
The man was on the U2 line with what is believed to be a pistol on July 17, 2025. Police are only releasing his photo now.
He pointed the weapon at several people on the train, then pointed it at more people at Gleisdreieck subway station.

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@vonderleyen Just resign, we're not living in 2017 anymore, stop with these fairytales. Stop acting, as if your only consistuency are 17-old teenage girls. Russia and China pose a threat to the block's survival and you keep acting like none of this matter. READ THE ROOM.
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The political agreement reached on the 2040 climate target is great news.
One month after COP30 Europe matches words with deeds.
With a legally binding target of 90% emissions reduction by 2040.
And a pragmatic & flexible plan to make this transition our competitive advantage.
Wopke Hoekstra@WBHoekstra
We have a final deal on our 2040 climate target ✅ We now have a legally binding 90% GHG reduction target: 85% domestic cuts + up to 5% international credits. This is an ambitious and pragmatic agreement that brings predictability and flexibility for everyone.
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@vtchakarova Радвам се, че сте по-добре, пожелавам ви добро здраве и никогс повече да не преминавате през нещо подобно 🍀🤞
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"In their rush to be offended on behalf of the Europeans, the mainstream commentariat has largely missed what a grab bag of fairly conventional ideas most of the new National Security Strategy is."
@nfergus on the reaction to the Trump administration's new security strategy.
thefp.com/p/niall-fergus…
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