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Bulgaria has beenÌýaÌýmember of the European Union since 1 January 2007.ÌýA brief overview of the country’s political system, trade and economyÌýand BulgariaÌýas anÌýEU member state can be viewed on .ÌýAccording to the Ìýdata, there were 103.000 Bulgarians living in the UK in 2018. The Bulgarian migration to the UK is mainly of an economic nature, but so is the UK migration to Bulgaria.ÌýThe number of British citizens who have permanently moved to Bulgaria was estimated at nearly 18.000 by the BBC in 2014 (see:ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý).Ìý

Foreign relations between Bulgaria and the United Kingdom were formally established in 1879 upon Bulgaria's newly gained independence from the Ottoman Empire () . Political developments in Bulgaria in the early twentieth century and up until World War II culminatedÌýwith Communist takeover and Soviet domination. A notable dissident from Bulgaria to the UK wasÌýÌý,Ìýa novelist and playwright who moved to London afterÌýhis work was banned by the Communist regime.ÌýHe worked as a journalist and a broadcaster for the BBC World Service until 1978.ÌýSSEESÌýLibrary holds a rich collection of his literary work. He is most notably remembered for the event,Ìýwhen he was assassinated on a London street via a micro-engineered pellet containing the deadly toxin, fired into his leg from an umbrella, allegedly by a member of the Bulgarian Secret Service. AÌýnotable emigreÌýwas Ìý(1915-1998) who worked for the BBC World Service and as a film director. His biography, written by his wife Sonia Ruv, is available at the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, SSEES LIbrary (Rouve, S. ).

Resources

Statistics

UK migration statistics and datasets

• Ìý- The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford publication, 30 December 2014

Bulgarian migration statistics

Academic research, publications and projects

Doctoral theses

• Mihaylova Manolova, P. (2018) . University of Birmingham.
• Stoyanova-Genova, E. (2017) . University of Nottingham.

Book chapters

• Maeva, M. (2012) 'Language as a Border: the Case of Bulgarian Emigrants in the UK' in Hristov, P.Ìý . Sofia:ÌýParadigma. SSEESÌýCollection Gen.Balk.IV MIG
• Maeva, M. (2011) 'Memories for Socialism into the Internet Forum of Bulgarian Emigrants in the United Kingdom'Ìý inÌýWilson, P., McEntaggart.Ìý . P. Oxford:ÌýInterdisciplinary Press.
• Maeva, M. (2010) ''Ìý in Karamihova, M. European dimensions of Culture and History on the Balkans.Ìý Sofia:ÌýParadigma.
• Valkanova,ÌýY. (2009) 'Being a Rara Avis: Education Experiences of Bulgarian Children in Schools in London' inÌýEade, J., Valkanova., Y. . Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, pp. 133–142.ÌýSSEES CollectionÌýÌý B.XIX ACCÌý

Journal articles

• Ivancheva, M. (2007) '', Focaal - European Journal of Anthropology, 49, pp.110-117.
• Fic, T. (2013) '', National Institute Economic Review, 224(1), pp. F4-F7.
• Maeva, M. (2011) '', Ethnologia Balkanica, 15, pp. 349-362.
• Ruist,ÌýJ. (2014) '', Working Papers in Economics, 584, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
• Vlad,ÌýO. (2013-2014) '', Research and Science Today, Aug 2014, pp.165-173.
• Yang,ÌýJ. (2014) ', Polish Political Science Yearbook, 43(1), pp. 64-83.

Academic projects

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Literature

• Rouve, S. (2010) . Sofiia: Siela. SSEES CollectionÌýB.XVIII ROU RUVÌýÌý
• Kassabova, K. (2017) .ÌýLondon: Granta Books. SSEES CollectionÌý ÌýGen.Balk.I KASÌýÌý
• Kassabova, K. (2007) Tarset, Northumberland: Bloodaxe Books. Stores POETRY STOREÌýBLO:KASÌý
• Popov, A. (2014) . London: Istros Books.Ìý SSEES CollectionÌýB.XXIV.7 POPÌýÌý

Audio-visual

• The character ofÌýÌýin BBC Radio 4 production The Archers.ÌýÌý

Media outlets and internet portals

Newspapers & magazines

Internet portals

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Organisations

Bulgarian organisations in the UK

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