Back to Bulgaria (2024)

IWTW ‘Explore’ is about highlighting different trends around the world and presenting audiences with both sides of the story in order to facilitate a better understanding of world issues and decision making in the spheres of the economy, society, environment, technology and politics.

What is it about?

When Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2004 many young Bulgarians went abroad to find work leaving the country depopulated. But some, like Mariaj Jekova, who is opening a restaurant in the mountains of Bulgaria, are coming back.

Why should I watch it?

  • More than 28K views since Nov 10, 2024
  • More than 1.1K likes

Full episode (by ARTE.tv Documentary)

IWTW note: The opinions in the video don’t necessarily represent those of IWTW. The goal of IWTW ‘Explore’ is to inform its audience about interesting developments around the world through a selection of short and long documentaries. IWTW considers those documentaries to be great starting points for further discussion. I strive to update the selection of content should ‘better’ documentaries emerge over time.

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