Analysis: Ukraine’s likely president leans toward West but must face Moscow
Billionaire Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s likely new president, wasted little time in exhibiting his pro-Western leanings. “We need to do all
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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.
Beyond May 25: The meaning of Bulgaria’s European Parliament election
Expect, on the night of May 25 as Bulgaria’s political parties hold their ritual post-results news conferences, to hear from
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Of South Stream and European Parliament elections
European Parliament election campaigns in member states often pass with little to no discussion of the pan-European issues – the empty
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Deutsche Welle: Political extremism on the rise in Bulgaria
At about nine per cent of the population, Bulgaria’s Muslim minority is the EU’s largest. The minority group is made
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European elections 2014: Bulgaria’s media sideshows
First, there is the number game, as always – the percentages in opinion polls, the counts of participants at election
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European elections 2014: Bulgaria’s media in (and out) of focus
Georgi Lozanov, head of Bulgaria’s Council for Electronic Media (CEM) said on the eve of the official campaign period for
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Much ado about South Stream
As the Ukrainian crisis shows no signs of speedy resolution, one of the main corollaries of the situation has been
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Hungarian election results: Some comfort for everyone
The Hungarian election has ended in a clear victory for the governing party, Fidesz. But some underlying details provide interesting
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Turkish PM Erdogan’s presidential bid faces bumpy road
With Turkey’s ruling party having won a resounding victory in nationwide local elections on March 30, observers claim the door
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