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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
Transport: EU road transport market gets tougher to operate
Western Europe’s protectionist measures are a major issue for long-haul cargo carriers
Expect no fair play here
Bulgaria’s political establishment has demonstrated yet again that no business can be run in Bulgaria without their blessing
Accelerator for Bank Mergers
After the sector shrunk by four banks in the last five years, at least two more sales and a merger are expected before year-end.
You’ll be sold if you are small or deficient
Narrowing margins, a result of negative interest rates and stringent regulations, make smaller banks less and less profitable
When will Bulgaria catch up with the West?
Eastern European EU members are slowly but steadily converging with the richer European states
When not failing is a great success
Bulgaria did not finish its presidency of the Council of EU with a new shiny image as many had hoped but it proved it can run the bloc’s day-to-day affairs
Fast reads
The end of the Council of EU Presidency, the cabinet is already shaking, Desislava Ivancheva, the Bulgarian judiciary
Bulgaria’s Northwest does not want to die
An allegedly secessionist call brings to surface the plight of the poorest region in the EU
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?
Russia’s Influence – What’s It All About?
Moskow plays an oportunistic role on the Balkans, it is not agenda-setter
The Diplomatic Government
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s third term will be marked by a foreign policy push he will use to dampen criticism against his domestic agenda
Why is Bulgaria prominently absent in Macedonia?
In theory, Sofia has all it takes to claim a leading role: geographical and cultural proximity, contacts, and, not least, EU membership. In practice, Bulgaria is at best an afterthought
The words you need to know this month
Sorosoids vs. Rubladzhii. Brown media. StaLbilnost (StaLbility)
Air force chief soaring to presi dency
Six months ago Rumen Radev was Air Force Commander almost unknown to the public. Today he’s arguably the most important person in Bulgarian politics.
SOFIX catching fire
Bulgarian stock market ranks second only to regional leader Croatia in 2016, but the growth is shaky and can easily wither
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