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Bulgarian Influence on the Netherlands: A Comprehensive Analysis

Explore the historical and contemporary impacts of Bulgaria on the Netherlands, including diplomatic relations, economic influences, and media systems. Delve into the complexities of EU entry, labor dynamics, and bilateral trade between the two countries.

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Bulgarian Influence on the Netherlands: A Comprehensive Analysis

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  1. BULGARIAN INFLUENCE ON THE NETHERLANDS ALEXANDRA, KAYLEIGH, JANY, KAYLEE & ANNAV5A

  2. Introduction • We had to study what influence Bulgaria has had on the Netherlands in the past years • It was hard to find out which influences Bulgaria had on the Dutch economy, so we expanded our subject to the EU

  3. Entry of Bulgaria intothe EU • In 1995 Bulgaria sent in a requesttojoin the EU • The market had tobe open forcompetition • Bulgaria joined the EU on January the First of 2007

  4. Conditions • In the Netherlands therewerediscussionsabout the admittance of Bulgaria, notonly on higherpolitical levels, but alsowithin the society • A different problem was the influx of Bulgarian people to the Netherlands, caused by the fact that they didn’t have to ask for a visa • There are still discussions about potential cheap workforces, it might be an unfair competition to the Dutch labourers

  5. Afterwards • After six years, the European Commission concludes that Bulgaria should have never been allowed to join the EU • The most important conclusion was that the democracy in Bulgaria hadn’t improved enough • That Bulgaria was allowed to join the EU in 2007 was a result of political pressure. It was about redeeming a ‘debt of honour’ after the fall of the Berlin Wall

  6. MassMedia – Bulgaria • To understand the profound changes in the mass media system, one should go back to the fall of the Berlin Wall • The Communist Party dominated the functions of the State • The Bulgarian information system shows serious and structural problems, the situation has been getting worse

  7. MassMedia–TheNetherlands • The choice of media is more and more tailored to the individual preferences of users • The goal of the media policy of the Dutch government is that as many people as possible have access to an independent, varied and high-level choice of media

  8. Diplomatic Relations • The Dutch government had contact with the Bulgarian part of the Ottoman Empire even before the Bulgarian struggle for independence • On the 14th of June in 1909 the Dutch ambassador was appointed minister at the Bulgarian court. This was the first official diplomatic relation between the countries • Until 1965 there was no diplomatic Bulgarian post in the Netherlands, this was caused by the aftermath of an espionage affair • To this day both countries tied to each other with strong diplomatic relations

  9. AdditionalInformation • The Netherlands-Bulgarian association has existed since 1982 and aims to promote the friendly relations between the Netherlands and Bulgaria • The Netherlands mainly imports textiles and shoes from Bulgaria • The Netherlands exports many chemical products, transport means and yarn and fabric to Bulgaria NETHERLANDS-BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION IMPORT AND EXPORT

  10. AdditionalInformation • The Netherlands have no overly good balance against Bulgaria, the last soccer defeat was a month before the biggest European success of the Dutch team • On the 24th of May 1988 Bulgaria won in ‘De Kuip’ with 2-1 through goals from Luboslav, the current Bulgarian head coach and NikolayIlliev • A month later, the Netherlands captured the European title in Germany BULGARIA AGAINST THE NETHERLANDS

  11. THE END.

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