What Europe can do for the Western Balkans
The Balkans are not as exciting as they once were. The large-scale violence that made the region a central concern
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Author: Vessela Tcherneva
European and foreign policy implications of Bulgaria’s election
The EU has dodged a bullet in the Bulgarian elections with the victory of former prime minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party.
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View from Sofia: Fear and loathing
Fear. The word travelled across Bulgarian media and between the lines of reports and political speeches in the days after
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Ukraine’s reform crossroads
Ukraine has not crossed its Rubicon. The most important and urgent decisions for its future, both internal and external, are
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View from Sofia: A difficult choice between Russia and the West
The Bulgarian debate on sanctions, and on relations between the European Union and Russia more generally, has been coloured by
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European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015: The view from Sofia
For most of 2014, Bulgaria’s foreign policy was extremely passive. The prime minister carried out no diplomatic visits in the
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The view from Sofia: Bulgaria’s energy security needs to gain prominence
There’s this thing about peripheries. They are either peaceful and godforsaken (and thus ignored) or they are volatile and challenging
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Bulgaria’s days of protest on a crusade for genuine change
“Failed you have”. The protest poster depicting Yoda of Star Wars is ironic but these short words represent the reverse
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