"EU accession was a goal supported by the vast majority of Bulgarians. We were expecting a miracle, a cure, the waving of a magic wand, which would solve our problems once and for all. That, of course, didn't happen. The problems are of our own making and nobody but us can solve them."

Simon Versano
Teodora Dimova, 49, is a Bulgarian playwright and novelist. She also works as journalist for Bulgarian National Radio.