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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.

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Jonathan Mills’s three Points to Ponder

July 8, 2016 Jonathan Mills

Points to Ponder: We hear a lot these days about how a person is “proud to be [insert nationality]”, but

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The dangerous decade: Russia-Nato relations 2014 to 2024

July 8, 2016 Gustav Gressel of the ECFR Nato, Poland, Russia

Russia’s invasion and annexation of Crimea and its subsequent military invasion of the Donbas sent shockwaves through NATO, bringing an

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Bitcoin – The Demand. The Supply. The Halvening

July 7, 2016November 3, 2017 Lance Nelson

Bitcoin price history The price of bitcoin this last week has been in the $610 to $700 range and, at the

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Bulgarian tolerance – from the Lukov March to the Night Wolves

July 1, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

For many years, Bulgarian politicians have had the habit of boasting of the country’s model of ethnic tolerance. But the

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The party’s over, but, is it time to call it a day?

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 Patrick Brigham Brexit

They have certainly burst all the pretty balloons, but unfortunately, they haven’t chased all the clowns away. Is it time

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The UK and Brexit: The aftermath – and the questions

June 25, 2016July 1, 2016 Jonathan Mills Brexit

OK, so the UK has decided to leave the EU. Why? There have only been three core reasons to leave.

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Brexit: The foreign policy implications

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 Mark Leonard of the ECFR Brexit

The people have spoken. But the June 23 vote to leave the European Union is only the beginning of what will

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The day after Britain said no

June 24, 2016June 27, 2016 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Brexit

Nobody can tell exactly what Europe will look like after Brexit – the abstract little word that the media and

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Europe Perspectives 

Brits abroad: How Brexit could hurt expats

June 21, 2016June 27, 2016 Susi Dennison and Dina Pardijs Brexit

A British exit from the EU could jeopardise the jobs, homes, and healthcare of the 1.2 million Brits living in

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