The ins and outs of Siderov’s stunts
Volen Siderov, leader of Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist Ataka minority party, appears determined to carve himself a place in the public eye
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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.
Bulgaria’s political crisis: A President in the middle
He has been booed and jeered by protesters, called a marionette by a minority party leader and had his ability
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Russian adoption: American mom Vs. Russian politicians
Russian politicians have made political hay this week out of the recent unexplained death in Texas of Max Shatto, a
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Bulgarian political crisis: protesters’ demands, in English
On February 24, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev appeared in front of the protest rally in Sofia to accept a document
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Unfinished business 2: The Bulgarian government’s to-do list
The abrupt resignation of Boiko Borissov’s government ahead of the end of its term leaves a list of unfinished business
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Bulgaria’s political crisis and the next election: Who will win?
Call it an emotional reflex, a calculated political gamble, a calling of a bluff or a step taken in panic,
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Editorial: The Hamas visit sought only a theatre stage in Sofia for its tussle with Fatah
In the wake of Bulgaria’s expulsion of a group from Hamas, it is time for some clarity about the context
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Current affairs: Bulgaria and the politics of electricity
Bulgaria’s centre-right government, facing national parliamentary elections at the beginning of July 2013, has little time at its disposal to
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North Korean nuclear test turns spotlight on Iran
North Korea’s nuclear test this week is also putting the spotlight on Iran, which has been moving forward on its
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