{"id":2822550,"date":"2025-11-12T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T09:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritza.info\/?p=2822550"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:04:24","slug":"%d0%be%d0%bf%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d0%be%d0%bf%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%bc%d1%8a%d1%82-%d0%b2-%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%b9%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%b5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritza.info\/en\/2025\/11\/12\/%d0%be%d0%bf%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b0-%d0%be%d0%bf%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%bc%d1%8a%d1%82-%d0%b2-%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%b9%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%b5\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimistica: Optimism Without Illusions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/maritza.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d30a7e35-36c7-f900-bed1-775d820c8008-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2822551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritza.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d30a7e35-36c7-f900-bed1-775d820c8008-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/maritza.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d30a7e35-36c7-f900-bed1-775d820c8008-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/maritza.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d30a7e35-36c7-f900-bed1-775d820c8008-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/maritza.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d30a7e35-36c7-f900-bed1-775d820c8008-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/maritza.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d30a7e35-36c7-f900-bed1-775d820c8008.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sixth Annual Meeting of the America for Bulgaria Foundation, held on October 21, 2025, brought together over 450 participants from the civil sector, business, media, and education. The event\u2019s theme, <em>\u201cOptimistica: Optimism Without Illusions,\u201d<\/em> united people with diverse backgrounds but a shared belief: democracy is not a slogan\u2014it is a daily practice. Each year, the America for Bulgaria Foundation gathers individuals who, each in their own way, strive to make Bulgaria a better place to live and work. Journalists, doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs, and representatives of civil society organizations come together to speak openly about their successes, challenges, and sources of inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s meeting in Sofia took place under the motto <em>\u201cOptimistica: Optimism Without Illusions\u201d<\/em>\u2014that realistic kind of optimism that stems not from wishful thinking, but from the readiness to roll up one\u2019s sleeves and get the job done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the event and the stories shared during it, visit this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us4bg.org\/our-stories\/optimism-without-illusions-when-business-and-citizens-act-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfac Watch all the stories and participants from the forum <em>\u201cOptimistica: Optimism Without Illusions\u201d<\/em> at this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLYGlbbpDNOzrtL7xsZQz3QeCYzFklXTD1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>video playlist<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sixth Annual Meeting of the America for Bulgaria Foundation, held on October 21, 2025, brought together over 450 participants from the civil sector, business, media, and education. 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