Looking even further back at Bulgaria
My book, Herodotus: The Gnome of Sofia, is a humorous account of a British diplomat and his fall from grace,
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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.
US ambassador: ‘America stands with you and will support the choices you have made’
United States ambassador to Bulgaria Eric Rubin, who presented his credentials to President Plevneliev on February 24 2016, addressed an
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Looking back at Bulgaria
As far as I can remember, nothing very new has happened in Bulgaria for years, although many might not agree
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View from Sofia: Geography lessons
When Europe was dealing with the financial crisis, a dividing line presented itself in the EU between the rich rule-based
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Turkey’s not so splendid isolation
Turkey is in a bind. It is on the losing side of the war in Syria and engaging in an
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Turkey’s triple disaster
As if the housing of 2.5 million Syrian refugees, a dangerous escalation with Russia, and jitters over a string of
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Opinion: Nothing can be taken for granted
“If you don’t like being with us, then leave.” It has long been fashionable among continental Europeans to react with
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Under pressure, Europe sees return of nation states
A European Union founding father, Jean Monnet, once claimed, “Crises are the great unifier.” For Europeans that is not proving
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Opinion: EU levels empty Schengen threat at Greece
The EU’s current plan is to protect external borders and, if necessary, expel Greece – not from the eurozone, but
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