Balgarianovinite.com Former president Rumen Radev (2017–2026) said that Europe has become a hostage to its ambition for moral leadership in a world without rules, where interests are no longer hidden behind values and systems and regulations collapse before new ones are established. Radev was speaking Tuesday during the official closing dinner of the Sofia Economic Forum.
According to Radev, the global agenda is increasingly determined by the United States, China, and Russia, and it is evident that further conflicts and confrontations, military, economic, or technological, will continue to arise within spheres of influence. In this world, cheap energy for Europe is no longer accessible, cheap labour is not guaranteed, and cheap capital is gone, he added.
Radev stressed that the key question is whether Europe and its leaders will be able to adapt quickly to this new geopolitical reality. European leaders are beginning to realize that the strategy of achieving peace through strength vis-a-vis Russia is increasingly detached from reality and risks further destroying Ukraine, economically, energetically, and demographically, while creating even greater problems for Europe.
The former president noted that the economy has become one of the first victims of geopolitics and ideology, as the main criteria for choosing and supplying energy resources and raw materials are no longer economic benefits but ideological correctness. Market and investment policies are now guided less by the principle of maximum profit, which is their core principle, and more by compliance with ever-expanding sanctions.
Radev said that Bulgaria’s efforts should focus on two main directions: overcoming the negative effects and consequences of the rushed entry into the eurozone and exploiting the opportunities it brings. “The eurozone cannot be a strategic goal in itself; it is a tool to achieve the broader aim of raising the standard and quality of life of Bulgarians as quickly as possible to the level of the European average,” Radev emphasized.
He added that serious work still lies ahead in integrating Bulgaria into the European Union and the eurozone. According to him, this includes removing oligarchic influence from power and stopping the flow of public resources that continue to benefit it, establishing the rule of law, ensuring real separation of powers and a functioning judiciary, restoring transparency, accountability, and responsibility in government, and implementing democratic market mechanisms distorted by oligarchic control. Former President Radev: Europe Has Become Hostage to Its Ambition for Moral Leadership in World Without Rules 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-27 21:37:21 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law