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The lost decade of Bulgaria
The governments of Boyko Borissov promised reform, but instead created an apparatus for extortion and clientelism
The economic future of Central and Eastern Europe: From smart followership to bold leadership
How can countries like Bulgaria avoid the "middle-income" trap
The outgoing government shuts down the National COVID unit
Why does it matter and what does it mean for the pandemic response in Bulgaria?
Elections looming large, prosecutors denied and how Bulgaria remains at the end of the GDP tail in the EU
K Insights 5/03: Controversial changes to the media law were postponed, Eurohold wants to raise 100 mln euro on the stock exchange
Is it tomorrow yet?
In his new book, Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev looks at the world after the Corona
Is State Capitalism Marching On?
Within a brief period, Bulgaria’s government has aggressively injected billions of levs into key sectors, and has effectively started nationalizing businesses
A dance with anti-liberalism
There are enough signals that Bulgaria is on the verge of joining the illiberal camp of Hungary and Poland in the EU, yet the government dare not take the final step
Social bonds disintegrating further
Bulgarians prefer the comfort of their immediate family to the pubcil activism
The new game in town: normalization
Bulgarian society settles down after the tumultuous transition to democracy
Russian-made, oligarchy-funded propaganda machine
How has hybrid propaganda so easily penetrated Bulgaria’s social space and what does this mean for society and democracy within Bulgaria?
The center moves to the left
Poverty, corruption, unemployment and ineffective government are Bulgarians’ main concerns
First fiscal surplus since 2008 – is it sustainable?
A prolonged political instability may lead to U-turn of the current possitive fiscal policy
Bulgarian politics might be on the verge of systemic change
This is hardly good news for the country as it may lead to instability and turbulence