Bulgaria has put off implementing the EU regulations on waste disposal for years, leading the EU Commission to file an action on Thursday that could lead to high fines. But it's the citizens and not the politicians who stand to pay, writes the daily Trud, because they were dumb enough to trust those in power with leading the country: "This could all have a positive educational effect in the future if it moves these numbskulls to think a bit more at the ballot booths and vote for politicians who keep rubbish under control, instead of rubbish that controls people. ... However it's hard to foster a sense of democracy and civil society in a land of villagers who don't brush their teeth regularly and throw their rubbish from the balcony. Why hasn't the market economy long since eradicated communism in China? One reason is no doubt that 500 million Chinese have never brushed their teeth at all, as a study recently revealed. But unlike the Chinese, we few Bulgarians at least have the freedom to vote." (28/04/2012)
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