Power words: Europe’s stake in the Macedonian name dispute
By Daniel Stefanov and Vessela Tcherneva Macedonia and Greece have defied the stereotype that the Balkans produce only bad news.
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Perspectives
weekly Editorial, blogs, opinion from TSG team and readers, Bill Drysdale on ‘My Bulgaria’; Analysis – from team, VOA, NENN; full texts of significant statements, speeches and media statements by Government and non-government organisations.
Pipeline: Which country will say ‘yes’? Greece or Bulgaria? Russia is waiting…
On the occasion of the Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias’ visit to Moscow, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov made an
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An unexpected gift thrown into the bin
Hastily enough, Zoran Zaev’s proposal to renaming fYROMacedonia into Republica Illindenska Makedonija was dismissed by most Greek political parties. Above
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Nord Stream ΙΙ vs US shale gas: When Washington provokes Brussels
The American administration is openly provoking the institutional functioning of the EU and the free will of each member country,
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The Way Back: Brain Drain and Prosperity in the Western Balkans
On 27 December 2017, the Skopje-based Institute for Strategic Research and Education published a study showing that 69 per cent
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Bitcoin: Debating the price trends, and a new channel on crypto launches in Bulgaria
Following four months of a bear market in Bitcoin, the question now is whether the turning point in price has
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Commentary: 4 factors that led to Turkey’s snap elections
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has called snap elections at the request of his ultra-nationalist ally, the Nationalist Action Party
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Bulgarian security council meeting agrees on ‘urgency’ of military modernisation (again)
Bulgaria’s Consultative Council on National Security met for more than four hours on April 19, ending with President Roumen Radev
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Opinion: Bulgaria’s extended winter tourism season
As the winter ski season nears its end and before we get to read the official statistics that show that
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