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
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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’s remarks on media ownership in Bulgaria: state of play and challenges discussion
US ambassador in Sofia Marcie Ries participated in a round-table discussion on media ownership, hosted by think-tank Center for Study of
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Changes at Interior Ministry, security agency increase onus on Borissov for reform
Within a few days, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry will have a new minister and a new chief secretary and its State
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Bulgaria’s changing of the guard: The big picture
The decisions by the head of Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security and Interior Ministry chief secretary to give way
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Moldova after the elections: Politics overtakes reform
What has happened in Moldova in recent months can be explained by saying that political logic is finally taking revenge
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Ruxit is real: Russia’s exit from Europe
Leaving aside a few brief moments in the Russian policy discourse of the 1990s, post-Soviet Russia has always thought of
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Bulgaria key battleground in US-Russia energy war
As the US wages a high-profile campaign against Russia over Ukraine, it is also battling Kremlin-dominance on another front –
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The new Minsk ceasefire: Avoiding Putin’s trap
Angela Merkel’s Monday visit to Washington made the gap between Europe and the United States even more obvious than had
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‘It’s the last chance to keep the peace in Europe’
The path Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande are now treading to try to end the war in eastern Ukraine will
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