Opinion: The hideous face of communism is alive and well in Romania
There is an old line that comes from the days of Romania’s “Socialist realism” style of literary-ideological manipulation: “The party
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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.
Russia-Ukraine skirmishes: Storm warning on the Black Sea
Russian and Ukrainian naval forces have clashed in the Black Sea. Though the region lies on Nato’s weak southeastern flank,
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The price of normalisation: Serbia, Kosovo, and a risky border deal
One of the most contentious topics in the Western Balkans in recent months has been a proposed Serbia-Kosovo land swap.
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Bulgaria’s ‘United Patriots’ continue to be united in name only
The three co-leaders of the United Patriots, the grouping of far-right and ultra-nationalist parties that is the minority partner in
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Is the EU kowtowing to the Kremlin on Magnitsky sanctions?
Bill Browder has spent nine years campaigning to punish Russian officials responsible for killing his friend Sergei Magnitsky. He hopes
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Comment: Bulgarian politicians serve up populism in price control proposals
Do Bulgarian politicians take their cues from the communist past or the European future or, more precisely, the future European
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Analysis: Round and round on Bulgaria’s ‘United Patriots’ roundabout
Misnomers in the names of political formations are common. Not all parties, or for that matter countries, that call themselves
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Bulgaria’s Bansko ‘Best value ski resort in Europe’: Beyond the hype
Every year, in numerous articles in the media, Bulgaria’s Bansko is acclaimed the best value ski resort in Europe. This
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Opinion: Orthodox Church rift is a defeat for Vladimir Putin
In Saint Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv, currently a museum, there is scaffolding and noise. I visited the church, which boasts
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