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Eyes wide shut (no more?)
The EU faces a conundrum: either get tough on Boyko Borissov or accept his "Orban lite" model
Obtaining investment protection in Bulgaria
The spiking political risk and the termination of Intra-EU bilateral investment treaty program are conflating in a dangerous spiral
Racist at heart or racist on demand?
While international media reacted with surprise to the ugly hate gestures from a group of Bulgarian ultras during an October football game against England, it missed the key local context
Jock Palfreeman’s long fight for justice
The story of a young Australian who had to go through the failings of the Bulgarian justice system
Why doesn’t VW want to park in Bulgaria?
Europe’s largest automaker, Volkswagen, has yet to decide where to build its new production facility but Turkey seems favorite
Witch hunter General
The selection of Ivan Geshev as the next Prosecutor General will likely go unopposed, triggering seven more wasted years on the anti-corruption front and even more blatant institutional abuse of power.
A Martyr of (Anti)corruption
Desislava Ivancheva, the ex-mayor of Sofia’s Mladost district, received the heaviest graft sentence in recent Bulgarian history but the authorities’ handling of the case stirred public outrage and sympathy for her.
Having a fact-based opinion is now a felony in Bulgaria
The criminal sentence handed to Capital Weekly investigative journalist Rossen Bossev could serve as a precedent to suppress future journalistic investigations
Players to watch: Borissov’s demoted lieutenant
Tsvetan Tsvetanov, the senior lieutenant of GERB leader Boyko Borissov and parliamentary whip, fell from grace in less than three months because of Apartmentgate
What should Bulgaria expect from the euro?
It is now clear that euro zone membership has improved the economic performance of new member states
Bulgaria continues its weapons export spree
Saudi Arabia consolidates its place as a top small arms export destination for the third year running, despite human rights abuses and uncertainty about where weapons end up
Back to basics: Nationalists vs Roma
Now that most asylum seekers have left Bulgaria, far right parties are turning to their favorite scapegoat – the stigmatized Roma minority
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
Behind the prosecution’s smokescreen
The sudden flurry of conspicuous law enforcement activities is a two-pronged campaign
Turbulence in Turkey is both bad and good news for Bulgaria
Bulgarian business may take a hit if the devaluation of the lira triggers a financial crisis spilling over into the real sector
The new game in town: normalization
Bulgarian society settles down after the tumultuous transition to democracy
Borissov's thinning bench
GERB is unable to put forward new faces to substitute disgruntled ministers
A New Image for Mr Peevski
A film production company is set to buy half of the newspaper business of the Bulgarian media mogul