Russian embassy in Sofia attempts new spin in row on claims Soviets rescued Bulgarian Jews from Holocaust
Amid the row over Moscow’s claim that it was the Red Army that rescued the Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust,
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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.
Bitcoin hits all time high of $7000: More euphoria to come
Bitcoin price reached $7400 yesterday (predicted here) and it’s $7200 and climbing as I write. The reason for the latest
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Halloween high: Bitcoin hits $6300 all time record – and the top 8 mistakes Bitcoin newbies will make
Back in July 2016, when the Bitcoin price was $642, I said in an article in The Sofia Globe that
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Partners for Life: Europe’s unanswered ‘Eastern Question’
Next month the Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit convenes for the fifth time. This could be a crucial moment for the
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Podcast: Bulgaria’s Martin Kuvandzhiev, Bitcoin Gold developer
Bitcoin recently peaked at a market capitalisation of $100 billion due, in part, to crypto enthusiasts selling alt coins and
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Bulgarian EU Presidency: Pointless to pursue portrayal of a Potemkin village
As many – including Bulgarians – who grew up in the communist bloc would remember, there was a Soviet animated
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What to do about Turkey?
Turkey will be on the menu as European leaders meet for dinner in Brussels on October 19, but it won’t
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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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Fellow travellers: Russia, anti-Westernism, and Europe’s political parties
There is a large amount of ideological overlap between some European political parties and the Russian government. Significantly, these include
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