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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?
The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism designed to improve the judiciary has had no chance of generating meaningful reform in Rоmania and Bulgaria
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
Bulgaria in the 5th wave of the European Values Study
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
Will recent measures restore public trust in government regulation?
How Organized Crime Entered Bulgarian Politics
Vote buying in Bulgaria is a sign of clientelism government
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
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
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
The fragmentation of Bulgarian party politics makes it very difficult to pursue a coherent reform program
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
This is hardly good news for the country as it may lead to instability and turbulence