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Meet the cities: The northern island

Meet the cities: The northern island

In spite of its infrastructure woes and the lack of large new investments, Varna remains a point of interest and a city full of subdued energy. It’s time to release that energy and support it.


Why can’t Brussels improve Bulgaria’s judicial system?

Why can’t Brussels improve Bulgaria’s judicial system?

The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism designed to improve the judiciary has had no chance of generating meaningful reform in Rоmania and Bulgaria


Pride and pragmatism

Pride and pragmatism

Turkey’s homemade crisis is unlikely to lead to a fatal rupture with the West


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


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


Is a civic and democratic party still possible in Bulgaria?

Is a civic and democratic party still possible in Bulgaria?

The various splinters of the centre-right parties are attempting yet another unification


The Supply Side Deregulation of Bulgaria’s Electricity Market

The Supply Side Deregulation of Bulgaria’s Electricity Market

Will recent measures restore public trust in government regulation?


How Organized Crime Entered Bulgarian Politics

How Organized Crime Entered Bulgarian Politics

Vote buying in Bulgaria is a sign of clientelism government


Political responsibility cannot be imported from abroad

Political responsibility cannot be imported from abroad

Bulgaria and other East European countries still lack institutional frameworks that hold politicians accountable


A state under siege

A state under siege

Bulgaria remains a state captured by strong economic interests exerting systemic influence over key bodies in the administration and the judiciary


Borissov 3.0: the European patriot

Borissov 3.0: the European patriot

The new government will reaffirm Bulgaria's euroatlantic orientation to balance the increased power of the nationalist parties


Exotic coalitions could emerge after upcoming snap vote

Exotic coalitions could emerge after upcoming snap vote

The fragmentation of Bulgarian party politics makes it very difficult to pursue a coherent reform program


Is Bulgaria entering a debt spiral?

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


Bulgarian politics might be on the verge of systemic change

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