The undesirables
This week, both houses of the Russian parliament approved legislation regarding “undesirable organisations”. According to the new norm, a prosecutor
Read more
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.
Macedonia: A pawn in the Russian geopolitical game?
The political crisis in the small Balkan country of Macedonia has caught Moscow’s attention. It might be developing into a
Read more
President Duda: What happened in Poland?
Andrzej Duda’s success in Poland’s presidential election is a political earthquake. Not only did Duda, an inexperienced, second-rank politician from
Read more
The price of coexistence between the EU and Russia
If the main flaw of the European security order after 1989 was that it was unsuited to incorporating Russia in
Read more
US ambassador’s remarks on judiciary reform in Bulgaria
US ambassador in Sofia Marcie Ries participated in a conference on judiciary reform, organised by three foreign business chambers in
Read more
Ukraine’s reform crossroads
Ukraine has not crossed its Rubicon. The most important and urgent decisions for its future, both internal and external, are
Read more
Ukraine’s economic pressures
With Ukraine’s economy on the brink of disaster, the International Monetary Fund agreed a $17.5 billion package for Ukraine in
Read more
Analysts: Turkey’s president, PM vie to control ruling party
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to maintain his dominance over his country’s politics are causing splits with his ruling
Read more
View from Sofia: A difficult choice between Russia and the West
The Bulgarian debate on sanctions, and on relations between the European Union and Russia more generally, has been coloured by
Read more