October 20th marks the first anniversary of the establishment of the Romanian language service of Radio Bulgaria. It was officially opened on October 20, 2022 at a ceremony at the Bulgarian National Radio in the presence of the ambassadors of Romania, the Republic of Moldova and guests related to the Bulgarian National Radio and journalism.
For the past year, the Romanian section of Radio Bulgaria has been actively involved in covering a rich palette of events from the political, economic, cultural, sports, religious and musical life in Bulgaria. Its team is following closely the dynamics of Bulgarian-Romanian relations, including through interviews with the Bulgarian ambassador in Bucharest H.E. Radko Vlaykov, with an analysis provoked by the signing of a joint declaration of strategic partnership between the two countries, etc. In the focus of attention were the relations on a human level between Bulgarians and Romanians, Romanian cultural events in Sofia, topics related to the Bulgarian minority in Romania, etc.
Also, a partnership agreement between the Bulgarian National Radio and Radio Romania was signed.
The interest in the Romanian section of Radio Bulgaria can be judged by the fact that its Facebook page has over 600 followers - a sign that it fills an informational niche that is in demand. Posts from this page have been shared by other Romanian-language webpages focused on European studies and international relations, but also by Romanian Facebook users.
We were pleasantly surprised by the desire of our readers to donate books to form a kind of library for the Romanian editorial office of Radio Bulgaria. We look positively on this idea and will probably soon make an announcement on this issue.
The Romanian section of Radio Bulgaria established itself as a team that provides expertise on issues related to the Romanian-speaking area. Its journalist Vladimir Mitev is a frequent guest on the Horizon national channel of the BNR (the news and current affairs program) and the Hristo Botev national channel (the cultural program of the Bulgarian National Radio), he conducts interviews with Romanian-speaking interlocutors on a variety of topics from the political, economic and social life of Romania and the Republic of Moldova. In turn, Iulia Bahovski - the other driving force of the Romanian section, travels constantly between Sofia and Bucharest and participates in many Bulgarian-Romanian events related to cultural, tourist or business contacts between the two peoples. She also does interviews with people from the Bulgarian-Romanian space. The editor Alexandru Ionașcu, an associate based in Craiova, with a doctorate in Romanian and British literature, also gives his support for the development of the Romanian section of Radio Bulgaria.
On November 3, 2023, a book will be presented at the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute, the result of the research project "Romanian foreign policy in a geopolitical context and Bulgaria", which brings together two studies - that of Aneta Mihailova, a specialist in Romania from the Institute of Balkan studies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and of Radio Bulgaria's Vladimir Mitev.
Among other ideas on how to develop Bulgarian-Romanian relations, our colleague argues why they need to have a popular element, i.e. the citizens of both nations to be their subjects. According to Vladimir Mitev, this will build more trust between people, they will get to know each other, the potential of relations will grow and any policies that the elites try to lead will have greater depth and density.
The Romanian section of Radio Bulgaria is part of this trend of opening up to Bulgaria's neighbours, of the free exchange of information, of communicating verified and accurate information that will overcome prejudices and show that the countries in this region are changing and modernizing. Thus, together with the teams of the Serbian, Greek, Albanian and Turkish language sections, Radio Bulgaria continues to pursue its ambitious goal of promoting communication in South-Eastern Europe, so that our peoples develop in friendship and cooperation!
Photos: BNR
Published by Rositsa Petkova
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