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The week: A 7.5 tremor in the non-coalition

The week: A 7.5 tremor in the non-coalition

Tremors in the coalition, Budget is in, Mihailov is out and Zakharova is pissed


The week: Borissov’s EU accomplices, Energy woes and 2.25 billion euro in state bonds

The week: Borissov’s EU accomplices, Energy woes and 2.25 billion euro in state bonds

EPP’s selective vision of graft in Bulgaria, Deadly police corruption and some good business news



A call to action: a National Plan for Cardiovascular Health is urgently needed

A call to action: a National Plan for Cardiovascular Health is urgently needed

The experts have reached a consensus; the ball is now in the institutions’ court


Bulgaria’s (non-)recovery plan

Bulgaria’s (non-)recovery plan

Bulgaria stands to receive 12 billion levs (6.1 billion euro) in 2021-2026 from the Recovery Plan for Europe, and will be spending the funding as it always has - on weak, ineffective projects


What should Bulgaria expect from the euro?

What should Bulgaria expect from the euro?

It is now clear that euro zone membership has improved the economic performance of new member states


Every breath we take

Every breath we take

Sofia still faces a lack of efficient monitoring and initiative among the authorities to battle air pollution


The words you need to know this month

The words you need to know this month

Genderi. Bistrishki Tigri. Korpulenten.


Liberalization and competition are good for the poor, and they tend to understand it

Liberalization and competition are good for the poor, and they tend to understand it

Bulgarians opt for a welfare state that is not too strong


Democracy: the only game in town

Democracy: the only game in town

There is a sharp drop in the number of Bulgarians who consider democracy to be a bad form of government


Slowly, but steadily Bulgarians embrace open society values

Slowly, but steadily Bulgarians embrace open society values

To the surprise of some, a growing number of Bulgarians believe in open and more liberal democracy


Social bonds disintegrating further

Social bonds disintegrating further

Bulgarians prefer the comfort of their immediate family to the pubcil activism


The unhappiest nation becomes happier

The unhappiest nation becomes happier

More Bulgarians are coping better with their lives which reflects a new general attitude


The new game in town: normalization

The new game in town: normalization

Bulgarian society settles down after the tumultuous transition to democracy


The necessity of a strategic debate about European values

The necessity of a strategic debate about European values

Bulgaria in the 5th wave of the European Values Study


THESE STRANGE BULGARIANS – INDIVIDUALISTS AND TRADITIONALISTS

THESE STRANGE BULGARIANS – INDIVIDUALISTS AND TRADITIONALISTS

At their core, Bulgarians are secularists and believe in democracy


To what extent is Bulgaria really corrupt?

To what extent is Bulgaria really corrupt?

Graft is chronic; the good news is that business-related corruption is on the decline


Euro-optimism and Euro-fears

Euro-optimism and Euro-fears

Despite Bulgaria’s overriding enthusiasm for the EU membership, public opinion hostile to the EU has begun to take hold


Crime in Bulgaria: fears and realities

Crime in Bulgaria: fears and realities

Despite the recent wave of violent crime, the country is not the hellhole described by the media.