a political celebrity in bulgaria, former prime minister sergei stanischev is now an opposition leaderlls us what globalization means to him very post- communism. >> my name is sergei stanishev. i'm 45 years old, and i live in sofia, bulgaria. at the moment, i'm head of the bulgarian socialist party, the largest opposition party in bulgaria. from 2005 to 2009, i was bulgaria's prime minister. in november, last year, i was elected president of the party of european socialists, the pes. globalization is a reality. it's radically changed our world. everything is connected to everything else. what happens in china, latin america or the middle east directly affects the lives of europeans and the other way round. what i'm worried about are the massive inequalities between rich and poor nations, as well as the increasing instability in many parts of the world, including the european union. for these very reasons, globalization has to be regulated under conditions of equality. most of all, i like to spend my free time with my daughter. she's eight months old. that's my greatest joy. also, i go