author: Maria Stoeva

The discussion, at the French Institute, on the past and present of dissidence 35 years after the breakfast with Mitterrand. L to R: journalist Koprinka Chervenkova, Michel Eltchaninoff, Luc Lévy, director of the French Institute

35 years after the breakfast with François Mitterrand in Sofia: Interview with philosopher Michel Eltchaninoff

At the end of 1988 and the beginning of 1989, the newly elected president of France François Mitterrand went to several capitals of the changing Eastern block. After travelling to Czechoslovakia and before going on to Warsaw, Mitterrand came to..

19.01.24 16:26 |

The French Institute in Bulgaria celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Breakfast with Mitterrand 

On 19 January 1989, a few months before the fall of the communist regime in Bulgaria, the recently re-elected French President François Mitterrand met at the French Embassy in Sofia with a group of Bulgarian intellectuals from dissident circles ,..

18.01.24 08:10 |

El Instituto Francés celebra el 35 aniversario del desayuno con Mitterrand

El 19 de enero de 1989 , pocos meses antes de la caída del régimen comunista en Bulgaria, el recién reelegido presidente francés François Mitterrand se reunió en la Embajada de Francia en Sofía con un grupo de intelectuales búlgaros de los círculos..

18.01.24 07:00 |
Leïla Slimani

“La literatura da sentido”: Leïla Slimani en el Festival Literario de Sofía

La escritora de origen franco-marroquí Leïla Slimani visitó la undécima edición del Festival Literario Internacional de Sofía. Es una de las más famosas escritoras y novelistas en Francia y en los países francófonos, portadora del premio Goncourt con..

16.12.23 07:05 |
Leïla Slimani

Leïla Slimani at the Sofia International Literary Festival: Literature is what lends meaning

Leïla Slimani, the French-Moroccan author was a guest at the 11 th edition of the Sofia International Literary Festival. She is one of the most famous writers and novelists in France and the French-speaking countries, winner of the Goncourt prize..

13.12.23 14:51 |

Ravagiile discrete ale corupției

În Bulgaria există legi, instrumentele există, dar ele nu sunt puse în aplicare - aceasta este constatarea lui Bernard Vauthier, președintele Baroului din Paris. Uniunea Internațională a Barourilor cu Tradiție Juridică Comună (CIB), pe care acesta o..

24.11.23 16:15 |

The discrete ravages of corruption

In Bulgaria there are laws, the toolbox is there, but it is not being used, says Bernard Vatier, chairman of the Paris Bar. The International Bar Association Conference (CIB) he is chairman of initiated a conference in Sofia with a focus on fighting..

24.11.23 14:55 |

Marie Vrinat-Nikolov or when Bulgarian language turns into French

Professor Marie Vrinat-Nikolov is the only translator of Bulgarian literature whose native language is French. She teaches translation and Bulgarian language and literature at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations in Paris..

27.05.23 08:40 |
Pierre Colliot
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Bulgaristan’daki Fransız etkisi ve Frankofon devletler kulübüne 30 yıllık üyelik

20 Mart’ta Uluslararası Frankofoni Günü’nü kaydediyoruz. Bu tarihte Niger- Niamey’de daha sonraları Uluslararası Frankofoni Örgütü adını alan Kültür ve Teknik İşbirliği Ajansı kuruldu. 1993 yılında başlattığı üyeliğinden sonra Bulgaristan artık 30..

20.03.23 13:29 |
Pierre Colliot

About the French influence in Bulgaria and its three decades in the club of Francophone countries

20 March is International Francophonie Day. On this day, the Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation was set up in Niamey, Niger, which later changed its name to International Organisation of La Francophonie, of which Bulgaria has been a member..

20.03.23 10:44 |