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Istanbul

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T H E M O R E W E H A V E T H E L E S S W E O W N

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A Roman Era Sarcophagus Discovered in Bulgaria

An ancient sarcophagus from the Roman era was accidentally discovered on the beach near the Varna resort of Sts Constantine and Helena, as reported by the Ministry of the Interior. A former policeman on holiday in the area noticed the sarcophagus and reported it to the Fifth Regional Department-Varna. The unattended artifact was located near a newly built but still non-operational complex.

Specialists from the Archaeological Museum and a representative of the Main Directorate "Inspectorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage" at the Ministry of Culture inspected the site. They concluded that the sarcophagus dates back to the Roman era, specifically the 2nd-3rd century AD, featuring rich relief decoration. It measures approximately 90 x 235 x 75 cm and is adorned with garlands, animal heads, rosettes, labris (double-edged ax), and other images.

The heavy artifact has been transported to the Archaeological Museum in Varna for further examination. The Ministry of the Interior has not provided additional details on how the sarcophagus ended up on the beach. The case has been reported to the Varna District Prosecutor's Office, and an investigation is underway.

According to the Bulgarian media outlet "24 Hours," the sarcophagus may have been intended for use as a table, as it was found with a modern marble lid featuring three niches. Experts suspect it was cut to fit the top, and it had been painted with facade paint, which is now being cleaned, according to Milen Marinov, a restorer at the historical museum in Varna.

[archivist-dragonfly]

Book 546

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll / illustrated by Iassen Ghiuselev

Simply Read Books 2011

The illustration style of this edition of Alice is not quite my thing, so I was wondering why I bought it and why I still had it. Then, I opened it up for the first time in a long while and remembered.

Iassen Ghiuselev (b. 1964) is a Bulgarian illustrator who specializes in children’s literature. This limited edition of Alice, published in 2011, was the product of six years’ work, and the illustrations are very very good. But the thing that truly sets Ghiuselev’s Alice apart is that the images throughout the book are mostly taken from one single painting that encompasses the entire story in one image. Measuring 20” x 40”, the main painting was done with gouache on wood panel, and it shows—like a kind of panel-less comic book, snaking down then back up—Alice’s entire adventure. It’s quite a thing. In order to fit the key scenes into the painting, Ghiuselev bends the perspective, giving an Escher-like quality to the piece that is actually quite fitting. With a lovely book design that reproduces the main painting on the last interior page as well as on the front and back boards, Ghiuselev adds something new to the long impressive list of Alice illustrators.

[beardedmrbean]

An ancient sarcophagus from the Roman era was accidentally discovered on the beach near the Varna resort of Sts Constantine and Helena, as reported by the Ministry of the Interior. A former policeman on holiday in the area noticed the sarcophagus and reported it to the Fifth Regional Department-Varna. The unattended artifact was located near a newly built but still non-operational complex.

Specialists from the Archaeological Museum and a representative of the Main Directorate "Inspectorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage" at the Ministry of Culture inspected the site. They concluded that the sarcophagus dates back to the Roman era, specifically the 2nd-3rd century AD, featuring rich relief decoration. It measures approximately 90 x 235 x 75 cm and is adorned with garlands, animal heads, rosettes, labris (double-edged ax), and other images.

The heavy artifact has been transported to the Archaeological Museum in Varna for further examination. The Ministry of the Interior has not provided additional details on how the sarcophagus ended up on the beach. The case has been reported to the Varna District Prosecutor's Office, and an investigation is underway.

According to the Bulgarian media outlet "24 Hours," the sarcophagus may have been intended for use as a table, as it was found with a modern marble lid featuring three niches. Experts suspect it was cut to fit the top, and it had been painted with facade paint, which is now being cleaned, according to Milen Marinov, a restorer at the historical museum in Varna.

[allthegeopolitics]

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Bulgaria this week to protest amid allegations of vote-buying at the country’s parliamentary election. Bulgarians went to the polls on Oct. 27 in an attempt to break a years-long political deadlock. The Interior Ministry said on Oct. 25 that it had received more than 400 reports of vote-buying, while earlier this month, a group of hacktivists published a list of 200 names of people it said were buying votes for a new party launched by sanctioned oligarch Delyan Peevski.

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[ashthehermit]

Harry Potter & shallow worldbuilding

I probably shouldn't wade into these waters, but once again, I am demonstrating that my self-preservation instincts are poor, and that my family refuse to listen to my rants anymore. [TW: Harry Potter and all that entails].

I was a little confused when I saw the trailer for Hogwarts Legacy (source of ire for me, and many many other people).  I had thought that it was supposed to be set in Victorian England, but honestly, it looked a lot like it was still set in the 1990s (or the early 2000s, the films never came down on exact dates).  Perhaps this is because the movies - upon which all subsequent media has based its design - relied heavily on Victorian and early 20th century design elements.  Think Hogwarts' gothic architecture; the ministry's early London Underground tiles; and the entire interior of Grimmauld Place.  This wasn't in any way a bad thing.  Harry Potter, as a story, made good on a sense of whimsy and old British aesthetics.  The wizarding world, having no need of technology, would not modernise its aesthetics at the same rate as the non-magical world.  It was a design choice that was of great consternation to my mother.  We went to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, she whispered to me 'why do they have wheelie suitcases?  I thought this was set in the 1930s?'

It makes me wonder now, why doesn't the world in Hogwarts Legacy look much different to its predecessor?  I suppose that they are wearing vaguely Victorian clothes, but shouldn't we be looking at some 1700s aesthetics, or is the wizarding world caught in a perpetual loop of Victoriana?

Truth is, the Harry Potter universe has fallen foul of the problem that irks most fantasy universes once they are analysed for too long.  It isn't logically coherent.  Like the history of Westeros, the history of the wizarding world repeats itself perpetually, never looking or behaving especially differently.  In a series of children's books that were focused on the life of one teen, the cracks didn't show.  Sure, Voldemort was in power twice, and before him there was Grindelwald (for all intents and purposes, Voldemort but European).

J.K. Rowling's world building is fine for what it was in the beginning (again, the life of one teen in Britain), or as fine as it could be.  The world was not greatly expansive, but it didn't need to be.  The best parts of it were whimsical and extensions of the cheerier side of Britain.  There was the Knight bus, a purple routemaster.  The entrance to the Ministry of Magic was inside a red phone box, one of the great symbols of British tourism.  The primary setting was a boarding school.  One of the most popular elements is the house system, which is just a more complicated extension of your average school house system.  It is touted as a categorisation of identity, but it obeys all the rules of school houses.  Siblings going into different houses is rare (to the point that it's only mentioned once) because family groups always go into the same house (unless your school just doesn't care about houses).  The bigotry in the series is also British by design.  It ends up being a simplified version of classism, that features more in subtext than text.  This being said, there isn't a great deal of specificity in the world building.  I still don't know where Hermione's home town is.  I only know that her parents are dentists and they like to ski.  Where does Malfoy live, apart from in a manor that has peacocks in the garden?  These are the kind of flaws you notice when you have analysed the story for as long as I have.

The worldbuilding gets thinner the more expansive it gets.  The students from Beauxbatons are more or less French stereotypes, Fleur especially.  Durmstrang is the same, but Bulgarian.  Much has already been said on Rowling's shallow naming conventions (Cho Chang, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and now Sirona Ryan).  Without the crutch of something being British and vaguely quaint, the world loses all of its charm, and all of its logic.

Fantastic Beasts, for some reason, begins in 1920s New York.  Most of the richness of the setting is achieved by production design rather than the script (incidentally, flashbacks set in Hogwarts still manage to look like it's the early 2000s).  Conflict in the story is wrought from an American government that is more anti-muggle than the British equivalent.  If it is allegorical in any way, I do not understand it.  But let's not pretend Rowling's allegory has ever been any good.  Claims that Lupin's lycanthropy was a metaphor for HIV and AIDs only serve to lessen the character.  At best, it's an allegory for general prejudice.  The assertion that Lupin, at the age of six, was attacked by Greyback with the express intention of passing on AIDs, is well, it's dicey.  Rowling might have intended to create an allegory for stigma around 'blood-borne conditions', but failed to consider the extra baggage that that allegory might entail.  

The same is true for Fantastic Beasts, where the nonsense is turned up to twenty.  There's a group of muggles who somehow know about the existence of magic.  They name themselves after Salem, despite the Salem witch trials being appropriate for neither this setting nor this geographic region.  Any commentary on the nature of the Salem witch trials is hardly a commentary on the nature of America at large, but rather a commentary on a single Puritan colony.  Rowling takes pieces of Native American culture for her lore, with no understanding of the cultural legacy at play.

It gets even weirder in the sequels, which zip through countries so fast there's barely any time for worldbuilding.  There's a circus!  Why!  I don't know.

For no reason at all, there's a deer that chooses the outcome of an election.  In a baffling moment, Grindelwald (as played by font of virtue, Johnny Depp) tells a group of wizards that they have to kill muggles because they are going to start a world war.  He is wizarding Hitler, and that isn't a subtle analogy.  In that same scene, Queenie Goldstein, a character heavily coded as Jewish, joins wizard Hitler because he promises her that she will be able to marry her muggle beau.  The man that just gave a speech about killing muggles, is apparently all for marriage equality!  By all means, it doesn't make any sense.  It’s far from being respectful either.

There are of course attempts to make the wizarding world more diverse in Fantastic Beasts, but without any attempt to make these characters more genuine.  There's an Asian woman, but she's Voldemort's snake and she's going to be beheaded by Neville in a few decades.  The second film has Zoe Kravitz!  Yay!  But she's part of a needlessly convoluted tale in which a powerful white man hypnotises a black woman to be his wife, and then she dies?  I don't know what to make of that.  It's not good representation, and by gum it isn't good storytelling!  The Fantastic Beasts trilogy has all the perspective of Emily in Paris.

Hogwarts Legacy can hardly improve upon this worldbuilding, because it comes from an unstable foundation.  I might have been more understanding had the game been set in say, not Hogwarts, or even a Hogwarts that was fundamentally different from the Hogwarts that we already know.  The worldbuilding remains as shallow as it ever was, and with all the bigotry retained.  Of course, the main story is based on a piece of anti-semitic folklore, expanded upon in the books, and even more so in the game.  The problem being that Hogwarts Legacy can only make sales based on nostalgia.  It can't be that different from the world of the novels, because no one is bold enough to alter the world and alienate people who want nothing more than to experience their childhoods all over again.  As such, the shallow worldbuilding is laid bare over and over again, to the point that it is no longer a setting in service of a series of novels.  It now has to be a real, coherent world, which it fails at.  We have to examine the nature of Hogwarts houses, and the mechanics of time turners (thank you Cursed Child), and the reasons why house elves don't want their freedom.  

They'll never get freedom anyhow, because Hermione's attempts at activism are used for comedy.  The world at the end of Deathly Hallows is not greatly different to the world at the beginning.  Voldemort is dead, but we are not assured of any big changes.  The world returns to what it was.  For all that The Legend of Korra may not have lived up to its predecessor, it made an effective attempt at showing that the world had been altered by the actions of our heroes.  In the Cursed Child, nothing is different.  The story spends all of its time looking to the past and imagining increasingly unlikely alternate timelines (Cedric turns evil?  Ron marries Padma Patil?).  Hogwarts Legacy does not set up the world of Harry Potter, nor does it fundamentally alter it.  The status quo is preserved.  Like Westeros, it cannot change. The new game does nothing with the world, and acts in its detriment.  Anyhow, it’s not a good work of fantasy.  J.K. Rowling loves the status quo.   That much is evident.  Don’t buy this game!  Support trans people instead.

[yongbokiee-felix]

Vogue Korea posted on instagram

Via @/voguekorea

“BVLGARI PARFUMS X FELIX

While blond Felix is a grand and unique feeling, he of chicken hair catches our eye with a more modern and simple charm. In this project, the Bulgarian 'Jur de Pernet' was no different from the entity that keeps communication with Felix.

"As for this perfume, I felt like my friend, the other perfumes l've been getting in a lot since childhood. " He knows how important perfume and fragrance are in life. The freshness of ginger gives a pleasant vigor to the interior of the Bulgarian 'Jur de Pernet', designed by master conductor Jacques Cavallier, who is skilled in woody and musky notes.”

[mariacallous]

Protesters in Sofia gathered under the slogan 'Not One More' to condemn continued gender-based violence, which has seen nine more women killed by male partners in Bulgaria this year.

A protest against gender-based violence in Bulgaria was held in front of the Palace of Justice in Sofia on Tuesday under the slogan "Not One More", with activists particularly concerned over four killings in recent weeks. 

According to rights organisations, a total of nine women have lost their lives in similar circumstances since the beginning of the year. 

“We refuse to accept the killing of women as just a part of the everyday experience. We reject the tendency for the victim always to be blamed! We need a mass act of solidarity and a societal rejection of patriarchal violence and harassment,” read the statement of the protest, organised by two feminist collectives (‘Feminist Library’ and ‘Levfem’).

At the demonstration, which drew several hundred people, women told stories about how domestic violence has informed their lives and the lack of institutional support for their recovery.

“My mother managed to overcome violence and poverty through hard work and with no support from any institutions – we must build new ones,” said a man who took the microphone to tell his family story. 

One of the most widely commented cases concerns a woman referred to as Sylvia K.  a Ukrainian citizen killed on June 20 by a male partner named Orlin Gigov in Sofia.

In January 2023, Gigov was questioned by police after, under the influence of alcohol, he assaulted the same woman. According to reports, Gigov has a long history of being violent to women

On Monday, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee described the case as one of “institutional failure”, given that Gigov was charged ten times in the last three years. 

According to website OffNews, which has been following Gigov’s wrongdoings, despite numerous arrests – for violence and drug possession to driving under the influence –  he was never effectively convicted, likely because of his connections in the system due to his past work as a driver for the Ministry of Interior’s Medical Institute. 

During the protest in Sofia, another one was held in the town of Pernik.

Politicians, currently busy with government-forming negotiations, have not commented on the topic lately. 

The event echoes the protest wave of the summer of 2023 which started after a brutal knife attack on a young woman in the town of Stara Zagora. The public outcry led to amendments to Bulgaria’s Law against Domestic Violence. 

The case reached court in Plovdiv this February, but on June 5, a court in Stara Zagora ruled that the arrest of the alleged abuser was unlawful because insufficient evidence. The case is still ongoing and the court in Stara Zagora will hear witnesses on July 8.

In November, a trans woman protested in front of the Palace of Justice after a court rejected her request to change her ID documents to match her gender identity.

Despite growing awareness, the institutional response to gender-based violence remains ineffective, according to an analysis by BIRN in 2020. Previously, Bulgaria saw vocal resistance from the country’s conservative parties to the ratification of the anti-violence treaty known as the Istanbul Convention. 

In January, Sofia’s Center for the Study of Democracy stated that 20 women were killed in 2023 and there have been more than 1,400 registered cases of domestic violence. 

[ego-856]

Sofia: The Hidden Gem of the Balkans

Located in the heart of the Balkans and having hosted numerous civilizations throughout history, Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is a true paradise for travelers with its rich cultural heritage, historical landmarks, and breathtaking views. Here are some of the must-visit places in Sofia:

1. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral: One of the symbols of the city, this magnificent cathedral was designed by Russian architect Alexander Pomerantsev in the 19th century. Built in honor of Tsar Alexander Nevsky, a Bulgarian national hero, the cathedral enchants visitors with its architectural elegance and mosaic interior.

Icon of St. Eudokia

2. Boyana Church: Located just outside Sofia in the village of Boyana, these churches are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List for their frescoes dating back to the 10th and 13th centuries. With its historical and artistic significance, it's a fascinating destination to explore.

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3. National Museum of History: Ideal for those who want to delve into Bulgaria's rich history in detail. The museum houses a wide range of historical collections spanning from ancient times to the Middle Ages, from the Ottoman period to the Bulgarian National Revival.

4. Vitosha Mountain: Vitosha Mountain, located near Sofia, is a wonderful escape for nature lovers. Throughout the year, it offers outdoor activities such as trekking, mountain biking, and skiing. The villages at the foot of the mountain are also interesting stops for travelers.

5. Roman Thermae: The ruins of the Roman Baths in the center of Sofia are an important relic from the ancient Roman period. Visitors can see the remains of ancient thermal baths and learn about life during the Roman era.

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6. National Palace of Culture (NDK): The largest conference and exhibition center in Bulgaria, NDK stands out with its modern architecture and events. It is a popular venue for concerts, exhibitions, festivals, and other cultural events.

Sofia is a city filled with historical and cultural riches. The places listed above will help you explore the city's rich heritage during your visit.

[coochiequeens]

Leaders in Bulgaria are letting women be killed instead of updating laws against domestic violence

SOFIA -- On March 9, Kristina Blagoeva, a 32-year-old woman from Bulgaria's capital, contacted the Animus Association, an NGO that offers counseling and support to victims of domestic violence. She told the organization that the previous day the man she was having a relationship with had threatened to kill her.

Less than a month later, her body was found in the trunk of a car, with two bullets in her chest. On April 7, her partner, Kaloyan Kaymakchiyski, was charged with her murder. The prosecutor's office said the most likely motive was that Blagoeva had ended the relationship. The case has reignited a debate in Bulgaria about the country's domestic violence law, which rights activists and legal experts say needs modernizing to better protect women and has resulted in the deaths of dozens of women. But despite efforts to change the law, conservative factions in parliament have blocked any changes that would bring EU member Bulgaria in line with European norms, citing "gender ideology" and "traditional Christian values." The major flaw in Bulgaria's legislation, activists say, is that while restraining orders can protect women from being stalked or abused, they can't be obtained by women like Blagoeva, who are neither married nor living with their partners.

Yulia Andonova from Bulgaria's PULSE Foundation, which supports victims of domestic violence, says the current domestic violence law "isn't working" and is an "outdated" understanding of human relationships that does not correspond to current realities. The existing law considers domestic violence to be "any act of physical, sexual, mental, emotional, or economic violence…committed against persons who are related, who are or have been in a family relationship or in a de facto marital partnership." That definition is not expansive enough, say those calling on lawmakers to amend the law. "Think about how many people there are in such a situation. They have boyfriends but do not live together, whether because they are young and still live with their parents, or they are divorced and have children and an independent lifestyle, or they just live separately, work a lot, and spend only the weekend together," Andonova says. While there are no official, agreed-upon statistics in Bulgaria on the number of domestic violence victims, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said this month that cases were escalating. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdowns, there was an increase in the number of domestic violence incidents reported worldwide.

In a November 2022 survey by the National Statistics Institute, 20 percent of Bulgarian women between the ages of 18 and 74 said they had experienced sexual, physical, or psychological violence by their current or former partner. One third of women aged 18 to 29 said they had experienced violence from an intimate partner.

After Blagoeva's killing, questions were asked in public and in the media about why the Animus Association hadn't reported the case to the police. Both the Animus Association and the PULSE Foundation said that if they had flagged the case to the Interior Ministry, Blagoeva probably would not have received the protection she needed -- and almost certainly not in time.

"If Kristina [Blagoeva] had filed such an application [for a restraining order], it is unlikely that any court would have allowed it to be considered at all," Katya Krastanova from the Animus Association told RFE/RL. Given that Blagoeva wasn't living with her partner, her case wouldn't be considered domestic violence under Bulgarian law.

Without being able to obtain a restraining order, the only other way for someone like Blagoeva to seek protection is to go to the police and report death threats and stalking. But both Krastanova and Andonova say that generally this is not effective. Unlike a restraining order in a domestic violence case, which is usually issued on the spot in Bulgaria, prosecutors would need to collect evidence to build a case before filing charges -- and that process can typically take months, too long for those, like Blagoeva, who are in acute need.

"In [Blagoeva's] case, she was a victim of psychological harassment, surveillance, and stalking, and of indirect threats to her life. These facts are extremely difficult to prove, and it takes a long time for the police [to investigate]," Krastanova said.

Bulgaria's approach is at odds with the main document that regulates protection against domestic violence in Europe, the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention. The convention, which Sofia has signed but not ratified due to cross-party concerns about recognizing a third gender and same-sex marriage, defines domestic violence as any act of violence "between former or current spouses or partners, regardless of whether the perpetrator lives or has lived together with the victim."

The 37 European countries that have signed and ratified the Istanbul Convention are required to implement a number of measures in order to prevent crimes, protect victims, and prosecute offenders.

Changes were proposed to Bulgaria's domestic violence law in 2022. Under the pro-Western government of Kiril Petkov, who served as prime minister from December 2021 to August 2022, the Justice Ministry launched a working group, including judges and NGO representatives. Among the proposed changes to the law was getting rid of the concept of "de facto marital cohabitation" and replacing it with an "intimate relationship," which would expand the scope of the law to include partners who did not live together.

The proposed change, however, was left out of the final version of the bill. The PULSE Foundation told RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service that the proposal had been rejected by the ruling coalition partners, the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the populist There Is Such A People party, because people in homosexual relationships would be included in the concept of "intimate relationships" and also given the right to protection.

RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service asked both the Bulgarian Socialist Party and There Is Such A People about their positions on the proposed amendments but did not receive a response.

Since 2020, Bulgaria has been governed mainly by caretaker governments and has seen five parliamentary elections in the past two years.

Former Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova from the Democratic Bulgaria electoral alliance, a member of Petkov's coalition government, was among the submitters of the bill in the parliament. She declined to comment to RFE/RL on which of the then coalition partners were opposed to the law being amended. She did confirm, however, that opponents of the proposal said the possible inclusion of same-sex couples in the legislation was an issue but not the only one.

"The main problem was how to divide the genuinely long-term relationships from those that are short-term, random, and do not involve a lasting commitment," Yordanova told RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service.

In the end, parliament never passed the bill. In January, invoking "traditional Christian values" and "gender ideology," lawmakers from the Bulgarian Socialist Party, the center-right GERB party, the nationalist Bulgarian Rise party, and the far-right Revival party rejected the planned changes to the legislation.

Yordanova told RFE/RL that Democratic Bulgaria will attempt again in the future to have the law amended in parliament, with a new approach being worked on to satisfy "conservative" factions of society.

For women like Blagoeva, though, it all comes too late.

"It's absolute nonsense," says the PULSE Foundation's Andonova to reject a bill aimed at helping women because of vague fears of gender ideology. "We don't have a working law. Obviously, there is no political will for people to live with dignity in this country," Andonova said. "That's the ugly truth."

[itsyveinthesky]

I see the Austrian chancellor and interrior minister only talk to press they bought themselves.

Holy shit what did I just watch.

Just completely disregarded Romanian and Bulgarian press.

How does Austria constantly get away with being right wing piece of shit government that is in the pocket of Russia.  Unbelievable.

Libertatea, Digi 24 and Antena 3 CNN had journalists at Wednesday evening's press conference in Vienna, where Austria's chancellor sent Romania and Bulgaria with the accession "in the spring". Chancellor Nehammer answered questions from the Austrian press, but refused to answer the question, asked in English, by Romanian journalists.

"Chancellor Nehammer, official EU figures, updated monthly, show that the most frequented route for illegal migrants is the Western Balkans. Fifteen times more migrants come via Croatia than Romania. Can you explain why you agree with Croatia in Schengen but not with Bulgaria and Romania?".

This was the question Romanian journalists asked three times at the press meeting in Vienna. Three times Chancellor Nehammer heard it, but did not answer.  

The Chancellor only took questions from Austrian public television, ORF, and the state news agency: Austria Presse Agentur.

"Why do you accept Croatia and not Romania?"

As the Romanians insisted, the politician left in a visibly irritated mood. Security blocked the Romanian journalists who tried to ask him the question again. One of the local security men used the word "hooligans" against the Romanian journalists.

"I think we have to be realistic. In Austria we have more than 75,000 migrants who have not been registered anywhere. This is not a political discussion, it is a discussion based on facts. We have a problem with EU security. The Interior Ministry wants a new timetable for Romania and Bulgaria for spring. Let's look at the numbers, how many migrants we have and how we can move forward," the Austrian chancellor told the press.

Next to him was the chairman of the EPP group in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber. He pleaded for the admission of Romania and Bulgaria, but seemed resigned to the fact that "we need to make a programme", discussing accession in the future.Tomorrow, 8 December, the JHA Council on the accession of Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia to the Schengen area takes place in Brussels. The veto of a single country is enough to prevent accession.

https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/intrebarea-pusa-de-trei-ori-de-presa-romana-prezenta-la-viena-si-la-care-cancelarul-nehammer-n-a-raspuns-4372656

[pollonegro666]

2023/03/18 Terminamos la visita del interior en la habitación privada de la esposa del artista y salimos al exterior donde ambos disfrutaban de los jardines. El propio genio español diseñó también todos los elementos arquitectónicos que se ven.

We finished the visit inside in the private room of the artist's wife and went outside where they both enjoyed the gardens. The Spanish genius himself also designed all the architectural elements that can be seen.

Google Translation into French: Nous avons terminé la visite à l'intérieur dans la chambre privée de la femme de l'artiste et sommes sortis où ils ont tous deux apprécié les jardins. Le génie espagnol a également conçu lui-même tous les éléments architecturaux que l'on peut voir.

Google translation into Italian: Abbiamo terminato il tour al chiuso nella camera da letto privata della moglie dell'artista e siamo usciti dove entrambi si sono goduti i giardini. Il genio spagnolo progettò anche tutti gli elementi architettonici visibili.

Google Translation into Portuguese: Terminamos o passeio dentro de casa no quarto privado da esposa do artista e saímos de onde ambos desfrutaram dos jardins. O gênio espanhol também projetou todos os elementos arquitetônicos que podem ser vistos.

Google Translation into German: Wir beendeten die Tour drinnen im privaten Schlafzimmer der Frau des Künstlers und gingen hinaus, wo sie beide die Gärten genossen. Das spanische Genie entwarf auch alle architektonischen Elemente, die zu sehen sind.

Google Translation into Albanisch: Përfunduam turneun brenda në dhomën e gjumit private të gruas së artistit dhe u nisëm jashtë ku të dy shijuan kopshtet. Gjeniu spanjoll projektoi gjithashtu të gjithë elementët arkitekturorë që mund të shihen.

Google Translation into Armenian: Մենք ավարտեցինք շրջագայությունը նկարչի կնոջ առանձնասենյակում և դուրս եկանք, որտեղ նրանք երկուսն էլ վայելեցին այգիները: Իսպանացի հանճարը նաև նախագծել է բոլոր ճարտարապետակ��ն ​​տարրերը, որոնք կարելի է տեսնել:

Google Translation into Bulgarian: Завършихме обиколката на закрито в личната спалня на съпругата на художника и се отправихме навън, където двамата се наслаждаваха на градините. Испанският гений е проектирал и всички архитектурни елементи, които могат да се видят.

Google Translation into Czech: Prohlídku jsme dokončili uvnitř v soukromé ložnici umělcovy manželky a zamířili ven, kde si oba užili zahrady. Španělský génius také navrhl všechny architektonické prvky, které lze vidět.

Google Translation into Croatian: Obilazak smo završili u zatvorenom prostoru u privatnoj spavaćoj sobi umjetnikove supruge i krenuli van gdje su oboje uživali u vrtovima. Španjolski genij dizajnirao je i sve arhitektonske elemente koji se mogu vidjeti.

Google Translation into Danish Vi afsluttede turen indendørs i kunstnerens kones private soveværelse og gik udenfor, hvor de begge nød haven. Det spanske geni har også designet alle de arkitektoniske elementer, der kan ses.

Google Translation into Slovak: Prehliadku sme ukončili vo vnútri v súkromnej spálni umelcovej manželky a zamierili von, kde si obaja užili záhrady. Španielsky génius navrhol aj všetky architektonické prvky, ktoré možno vidieť.

Google Translation into Slovenian: Ogled smo zaključili notri v zasebni spalnici umetnikove žene in se odpravili ven, kjer sta oba uživala v vrtovih. Španski genij je oblikoval tudi vse arhitekturne elemente, ki jih je mogoče videti.

Google Translation into Estonian: Lõpetasime ringkäigu siseruumides kunstniku naise privaatses magamistoas ja suundusime õue, kus nad mõlemad aedu nautisid. Hispaania geenius kujundas ka kõik nähtavad arhitektuurielemendid.

Google Translation into Suomi: Päätimme kiertueen sisätiloissa taiteilijan vaimon omaan makuuhuoneeseen ja suuntasimme ulos, missä he molemmat nauttivat puutarhoista. Espanjalainen nero suunnitteli myös kaikki arkkitehtoniset elementit, jotka voidaan nähdä.

Google Translation into Greek: Ολοκληρώσαμε την ξενάγηση σε εσωτερικούς χώρους στο ιδιωτικό υπνοδωμάτιο της συζύγου του καλλιτέχνη και κατευθυνθήκαμε έξω όπου και οι δύο απόλαυσαν τους κήπους. Η Ισπανίδα ιδιοφυΐα σχεδίασε επίσης όλα τα αρχιτεκτονικά στοιχεία που μπορούν να φανούν.

Google Translation into Dutch: We beëindigden de rondleiding binnenshuis in de privéslaapkamer van de vrouw van de kunstenaar en gingen naar buiten, waar ze allebei genoten van de tuinen. Het Spaanse genie ontwierp ook alle architectonische elementen die te zien zijn.

Google Translation into Norwegian: Vi avsluttet omvisningen innendørs på kunstnerens kones private soverom og dro ut der de begge nøt hagene. Det spanske geniet designet også alle de arkitektoniske elementene som kan sees.

Google Translation into Polish: Wycieczkę zakończyliśmy w pomieszczeniu, w prywatnej sypialni żony artysty, i udaliśmy się na zewnątrz, gdzie oboje cieszyli się ogrodami. Hiszpański geniusz zaprojektował również wszystkie elementy architektoniczne, które można zobaczyć.

Google Translation into Romanian: Am terminat turul în interior, în dormitorul privat al soției artistului și am plecat afară, unde s-au bucurat amândoi de grădini. Geniul spaniol a proiectat și toate elementele arhitecturale care pot fi văzute.

Google Translation into Russian: Мы закончили экскурсию в помещении, в личной спальне жены художника, и направились на улицу, где они оба наслаждались садами. Испанский гений также спроектировал все архитектурные элементы, которые можно увидеть.

Google Translation into Serbian: Обилазак смо завршили у затвореном простору у приватној спаваћој соби уметникове супруге и кренули напоље где су обоје уживали у баштама. Шпански геније је такође дизајнирао све архитектонске елементе који се могу видети.

Google Translation into Swedish: Vi avslutade turen inomhus i konstnärens frus privata sovrum och gick ut där de båda njöt av trädgårdarna. Det spanska geniet designade också alla arkitektoniska element som kan ses.

Google Translation into Turkish: Turu sanatçının eşinin özel yatak odasında bitirdik ve ikisinin de bahçelerin keyfini çıkardıkları dışarı çıktık. İspanyol dehası, görülebilen tüm mimari unsurları da tasarladı.

Google Translation into Ukrainian: Ми закінчили екскурсію в приміщенні в приватній спальн�� дружини художника і вийшли на вулицю, де вони обоє насолоджувалися садами. Іспанський геній також спроектував усі архітектурні елементи, які можна побачити.

Google Translation into Arabic: انتهينا من الجولة في الداخل في غرفة نوم زوجة الفنانة الخاصة وتوجهنا إلى الخارج حيث استمتع كلاهما بالحدائق. قام العبقري الإسباني أيضًا بتصميم جميع العناصر المعمارية التي يمكن رؤيتها.

Google Translation into Bengali: আমরা শিল্পীর স্ত্রীর ব্যক্তিগত বেডরুমের অভ্যন্তরে সফর শেষ করে বাইরে চলে যাই যেখানে তারা উভয়েই বাগান উপভোগ করেছিল। স্প্যানিশ প্রতিভা দেখা যায় যে সমস্ত স্থাপত্য উপাদান ডিজাইন.

Google Translation into Simplified Chinese: 我们在艺术家妻子的私人卧室完成了室内游览，然后前往他们都喜欢花园的地方。 这位西班牙天才还设计了所有可见的建筑元素。

Google Translation into Korean: 우리는 예술가의 아내의 개인 침실에서 실내 투어를 마치고 둘 다 정원을 즐겼던 밖으로 향했습니다. 스페인 천재는 또한 볼 수 있는 모든 건축 요소를 설계했습니다.

Google Translation into Hebrew: סיימנו את הסיור בתוך הבית בחדר השינה הפרטי של אשת האמן ויצאנו החוצה, שם נהנו שניהם מהגנים. הגאון הספרדי גם עיצב את כל האלמנטים האדריכליים שניתן לראות.

Google Translation into Hindi: हमने कलाकार की पत्नी के निजी बेडरूम में घर के अंदर का दौरा समाप्त किया और बाहर चले गए जहाँ दोनों ने बगीचों का आनंद लिया। स्पैनिश प्रतिभा ने सभी वास्तुशिल्प तत्वों को भी डिजाइन किया है जिन्हें देखा जा सकता है।

Google Translation into Indonesian: Kami menyelesaikan tur di dalam ruangan di kamar tidur pribadi istri artis dan menuju ke luar tempat mereka berdua menikmati taman. Jenius Spanyol juga mendesain semua elemen arsitektur yang bisa dilihat.

Google Translation into Japanese: 私たちはアーティストの妻のプライベートな寝室で屋内でツアーを終え、外に出て二人とも庭園を楽しんでいました。 スペインの天才は、目に見えるすべての建築要素も設計しました。

Google Translation into Kyrgyz: Гастролду сүрөтчүнүн жубайынын уктоочу бөлмөсүндө бүтүрүп, экөө тең бактарды көргөн сыртка жөнөдүк. Испан генийи ошондой эле көрүнүп турган архитектуралык элементтердин баарын иштеп чыккан.

Google Translation into Malay: Kami menamatkan lawatan di dalam bilik di bilik tidur peribadi isteri artis dan menuju ke luar di mana mereka berdua menikmati taman. Genius Sepanyol juga mereka semua elemen seni bina yang boleh dilihat.

Google Translation into Mongolian: Бид аялан тоглолтоо зураачийн эхнэрийн хувийн унтлагын өрөөнд хийж дуусгаад гадаа гаран хоёулаа цэцэрлэгт хүрээлэнд зугаацлаа. Испанийн суут ухаантан мөн харагдахуйц архитектурын бүх элементүүдийг зохион бүтээсэн.

Google Translation into Nepali: हामीले कलाकारको श्रीमतीको निजी बेडरूममा घर भित्रको भ्रमण समाप्त गर्यौं र बाहिर निस्कियौं जहाँ तिनीहरू दुबैले बगैंचाको आनन्द उठाए। स्पेनी प्रतिभाले देख्न सकिने सबै वास्तुकला तत्वहरू पनि डिजाइन गरे।

Google Translation into Panjabi: ਅਸੀਂ ਕਲਾਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਦੇ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਬੈੱਡਰੂਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਟੂਰ ਨੂੰ ਘਰ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਖਤਮ ਕੀਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਚਲੇ ਗਏ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਉਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਬਾਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਆਨੰਦ ਮਾਣਦੇ ਸਨ। ਸਪੈਨਿਸ਼ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਭਾ ਨੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਆਰਕੀਟੈਕਚਰਲ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਡਿਜ਼ਾਈਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।

Google Translation into Pashtun: موږ د کور دننه د هنرمند میرمنې په شخصي خوب خونه کې سفر پای ته ورساوه او بهر ته لاړو چیرې چې دوی دواړه د باغونو څخه خوند اخیست. هسپانوي جینیس هم ټول معماري عناصر ډیزاین کړي چې لیدل کیدی شي.

Google Translation into Persian: ما تور را در اتاق خواب خصوصی همسر هنرمند به پایان رساندیم و به بیرون رفتیم که هر دو از باغ لذت بردند. نابغه اسپانیایی همچنین تمام عناصر معماری قابل مشاهده را طراحی کرده است.

Google Translation into Sundanese: Urang réngsé tur jero rohangan di pangkeng swasta pamajikan artis sarta dipingpin luar dimana aranjeunna duanana ngarasakeun kebon. Genius Spanyol ogé ngarancang sadaya unsur arsitéktur anu tiasa ditingali.

Google Translation into Tagalog: Natapos namin ang paglilibot sa loob ng pribadong kwarto ng asawa ng artista at nagtungo sa labas kung saan pareho silang nag-enjoy sa mga hardin. Dinisenyo din ng henyong Espanyol ang lahat ng mga elemento ng arkitektura na makikita.

Google Translation into Thai: เราเสร็จสิ้นการทัวร์ในร่มในห้องนอนส่วนตัวของภรรยาของศิลปินและออกไปที่ซึ่งทั้งคู่กำลังเพลิดเพลินกับสวน อัจฉริยะชาวสเปนยังออกแบบองค์ประกอบทางสถาปัตยกรรมทั้งหมดที่สามารถมองเห็นได้

Google Translation into Urdu: ہم نے فنکار کی بیوی کے پرائیویٹ بیڈروم میں ٹور گھر کے اندر ختم کیا اور باہر کی طرف چلے گئے جہاں دونوں نے باغات کا لطف اٹھایا۔ ہسپانوی باصلاحیت نے تمام آرکیٹیکچرل عناصر کو بھی ڈیزائن کیا جو دیکھا جا سکتا ہے.

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Romanian PM: Schengen land border to be applied by Easter

Romania would have access to the Schengen land border by the end of December, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said, according to Euractiv.

Ciolacu said COREPER could decide on Romania and Bulgaria joining Schengen with land borders early next month. This would mean that controls at land borders would be abolished in March, allowing Romanians to travel across the EU without border controls by Easter 2025, 20 April.

During the Easter holidays, Romanians will very likely be able to travel within the Schengen Area.

Interior Minister Cătălin Predoiu welcomed the statement of Magnus Brunner, Austria’s appointed Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration, during a hearing in the European Parliament’s LIBE committee. Brunner spoke in favour of Romania and Bulgaria joining the Schengen land border area as soon as possible.

Discussions and negotiations are still ongoing.

At the same hearing, Bulgarian MEP Emil Radev expressed concern about the need for additional funding for border security in countries like Bulgaria.

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A Russian man has been arrested in France on suspicion of plotting acts of "destabilisation" during the Paris Olympics, prosecutors have said.

Local media reports that a 40-year-old man was arrested on Sunday and an investigation opened into the possible passing of "intelligence to a foreign power in order to arouse hostilities in France".

The alleged plot is not believed to have been for a terror attack.

It comes just days before the games get under way, with the opening ceremony set to take place in central Paris on Friday.

Prosecutors said a search had been carried out at the man's Paris apartment at the request of the French interior ministry.

A source close to the investigation told Le Parisien agents had discovered evidence that suggested the man was preparing "pro-Russian operations" to destabilise France during the games.

Another source said the alleged plot was a "large-scale project" that could have had "serious" consequences.

No further details have been given other than that the investigation is being carried out by specialists in counter-espionage, not counter-terrorism.

The man was indicted on Tuesday evening and placed in pre-trial detention.

The crimes being investigated are reportedly punishable by a prison sentence of up to 30 years.

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said this week that authorities had screened over one million people - including athletes, coaches, journalists, volunteers, security guards, and local residents near event locations - ahead of the games.

Of the 4,360 people denied access, 880 were barred over suspicions of foreign interference, the AFP news agency reports, citing sources close to Mr Darmanin.

"We are here to ensure that sport is not used for espionage, cyberattacks or to criticise and sometimes even lie about France and the French," Mr Darmanin said.

Recent months have seen a number of incidents that have raised suspicion of an outside attempt to exploit and stoke divisions within France, particularly over the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.

In June, five coffins draped in a French flag and bearing the inscription “French soldiers of Ukraine” were left near the Eiffel Tower.

Three men - a Bulgarian, a Ukrainian, and a German - were later apprehended and told police they had been paid to deposit the coffins.

French intelligence officials said they believed Russia was behind the incident.

The month before, red hands were painted on the main Holocaust memorial in Paris. Police said the perpetrators were believed to have fled abroad.

And in the weeks after the 7 October Hamas attack and the beginnings of Israel's subsequent military campaign in Gaza, around 250 graffiti stencils of the Stars of David - the main symbol depicted on the Israeli flag - appeared on several walls around Paris.

A Moldovan couple were later arrested, and French officials said the pair were thought to have been paid by Russian intelligence.