Rumen Radev steps up his game

The Bulgarian head of state has grown bolder as he enters the third year of his term but he is still some way from launching a new political project

Sofia’s successful guerrilla warfare against Brussels

So, what made Bulgaria the European Commission's darling?

Bulgarians persistently mistrust institutions

Trust subsides down to a close circle of family and friends, while the public sphere is perceived as alien, unreliable, and potentially threatening

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

Trust in public institutions moderately increases

People have moved from extreme opinions to more pragmatic assessment of the public authority

Social bonds disintegrating further

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

The unhappiest nation becomes happier

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

THESE STRANGE BULGARIANS – INDIVIDUALISTS AND TRADITIONALISTS

At their core, Bulgarians are secularists and believe in democracy

Borissov's thinning bench

GERB is unable to put forward new faces to substitute disgruntled ministers

To what extent is Bulgaria really corrupt?

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

Bulgaria's no-glitch EU Presidency

Bulgaria completed its six month stint at the helm of the Council of the EU defying its worst critics

Is it really greens vs business in Bansko?

The possibility of Bansko ski zone expansion into the Pirin National Park sparked nation-wide protests, international public scandals and inter-institutional bickering, revealing the degree to which the Bulgarians state is captured by private interests

Drogeries and pharmacies compete in sales of cosmetic products

The cosmetics market is growing, with leader DM Bulgaria offering over 14,000 articles

Ten Bulgarians to know in Brussels

Who are the people to call when trying to decipher the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU

The paradox of Borissov's third government

Without opposition, yet weak and vulnerable

Litex Motors hits the wall

The demise of a car maker speaks more about the way business is done sometimes in Bulgaria than about the country’s automotive sector

The political environment

Is Bulgaria entering a debt spiral?

Since 2008 Bulgarian governments have failed to restrain the growing fiscal deficit, which could be a long-term problem for the budget