Five lessons from the local elections in Ukraine
Turnout was low, but respectable The official participation rate for Ukraine’s local elections was 46.5 per cent. This may sound
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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.
Poland’s choice: the day after
This is an unprecedented moment in the 25 years of Polish democracy. The national-conservative Law and Justice Party won a
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Opinion: EU refugee summit over Balkan route has saved Europe for now
Facing the complete failure of the handling of the refugee crisis, key European Union (EU) states have agreed upon emergency
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Bulgaria’s circles of coffee, compromises and coalitions
A pattern of apparent collusion between Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms in recent votes
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Russia’s propaganda machine revs up ahead of UN’s MH17 vote
Russia’s state media machine appears to have gone into conspiracy theory overdrive. A well-coordinated campaign appeared to be underway ahead
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As he pushes judicial reform, Bulgarian Justice Minister targeted in smear campaign
Bulgarian Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov is on the receiving end of a sustained campaign against him as he seeks to
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Opinion: Varoufakis’ resignation comes too late
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has probably done his country the best service he can by stepping down. His move
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One year on, CCB saga in Bulgaria far from over
A year after the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) asked to be put under the central bank’s administration on June 20
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Pattern of provocateurs in clashes in Bulgaria
It has long since become a familiar pattern. There is a protest in some far-right cause or a conflict, lately
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