- car bon ▁economy ▁and ▁international ▁relations ▁for ▁the ▁Bulgar ian , ▁British ▁( B BC ▁Three , ▁The ▁Independent , ▁Fin an cial ▁Times , ▁H uff ington ▁Post , ▁The ▁Sc ots man ), ▁Polish ▁and ▁other ▁European ▁media . ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁Al ▁J aze era . ▁Pop ov ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁minor ity ▁groups ▁in ▁Bulg aria , ▁starting ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁remove ▁a ▁rac ist ▁anti - G y ps y ▁group ▁from ▁Facebook ▁and ▁writing ▁articles ▁( for ▁instance ▁for ▁Al j aze era ) ▁on ▁the ▁m alt re at ment ▁of ▁gy ps ies ▁in ▁Bulg aria ▁and ▁across ▁Europe . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Cl imate ▁Foundation , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Build ings ▁Performance ▁Institute ▁Europe , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁" El iz abeth ▁Kost ova ▁Foundation " ▁for ▁cre ative ▁writing , ▁and ▁until ▁becoming ▁Cab inet ▁Minister ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁School ▁of ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁in ▁Bulg aria ,. ▁He ▁is ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Bulgar ian ▁University ▁and ▁Director ▁and ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁char ity ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Bulg aria . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁found ing ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Bulgar ian ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁introduced ▁distance ▁education