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Author: Vessela Tcherneva

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European and foreign policy implications of Bulgaria’s election

March 28, 2017March 30, 2017 Vessela Tcherneva Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Kornelia Ninova

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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Perspectives 

View from Sofia: Fear and loathing

April 12, 2016 Vessela Tcherneva

Fear. The word travelled across Bulgarian media and between the lines of reports and political speeches in the days after

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Perspectives 

Ukraine’s reform crossroads

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 Vessela Tcherneva editors pick, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine has not crossed its Rubicon. The most important and urgent decisions for its future, both internal and external, are

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Perspectives 

View from Sofia: A difficult choice between Russia and the West

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 Vessela Tcherneva Nato, Russia

The Bulgarian debate on sanctions, and on relations between the European Union and Russia more generally, has been coloured by

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Perspectives 

European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015: The view from Sofia

February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 Vessela Tcherneva editors pick

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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Perspectives 

The view from Sofia: Bulgaria’s energy security needs to gain prominence

January 23, 2015January 27, 2015 Vessela Tcherneva editors pick, energy, Russia, South Stream

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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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s days of protest on a crusade for genuine change

July 10, 2013July 31, 2013 Vessela Tcherneva editors pick, Peevski protests

“Failed you have”. The protest poster depicting Yoda of Star Wars is ironic but these short words represent the reverse

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