While it is easy to take the microphone away from a journal… - Radosveta Vassileva

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While it is easy to take the microphone away from a journalist, especially in Bulgaria, many questions will eventually catch up with the new commission president. For instance: what is the price of the rule of law in the EU?; how does her team gather country information?; how much does she value transparency?; is she worried about the misuse of EU funds?; is prosperity a new EU synonym for poverty in Brussels?

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About Radosveta Vassileva

Radosveta Vassileva (1985-) is a Bulgarian legal scholar, social advocate and commentator of rule of law issues. She contributes to Euronews, the EUobserver, New Eastern Europe and others.

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