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Author: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

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After 100 days, what now for Bulgaria’s protests?

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

It is easy to see symbolism in the storm that struck Sofia on the 100th night of the anti-government protests

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Bulgaria 

The next stage for Slavi Trifonov – Bulgaria’s Parliament

October 13, 2020April 13, 2021 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Slavi Trifonov

For a few years in the 1990s, there was a satirical show on Bulgarian television called Ku-Ku. It played a

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Perspectives 

Democratic Bulgaria’s Hristo Ivanov, the corridors of power, and the street

October 11, 2020October 12, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The most recent Alpha Research poll, the results of which were released on October 5, gives Democratic Bulgaria, co-led by

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Perspectives 

European Parliament vote, Alpha Research poll, are telling reverses for Bulgaria’s Borissov

October 9, 2020October 11, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, European Parliament

The indictments in the resolution voted by the European Parliament this week come on top of an Alpha Research poll

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Bulgaria 

European Parliament debate on Bulgaria: ‘Fed up with corruption’

October 5, 2020October 7, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Perhaps the most telling point in the European Parliament debate on the rule of law in Bulgaria came from German

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Bulgaria 

Have Bulgaria’s anti-government protests failed?

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

It is October 3, the 87th day of protests demanding the resignations of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government and

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Science Festival 2020: Up to space and down to earth

September 28, 2020November 6, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sofia Science Festival

We are already a spacefaring civilisation, while our choices about the future of our Earth are becoming ever more pressing.

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Bulgaria 

Democratic Bulgaria’s Ivanov clarifies position against coalition with GERB

September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Democratic Bulgaria co-leader Hristo Ivanov went into spin control mode on September 26 after his comments in a live television

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Bulgaria 

Batty tales of Bulgaria’s Devetashka Cave and Krushuna waterfalls

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer tourism

It took a wretched combination of the communist mindset and the military mind to look on Bulgaria’s Devetashka Cave, the

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