A bystander at the Balkans International Wine Competition
On the second floor of the Grand Hotel Sofia, the room was crowded. Too crowded. But what had I expected?
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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.
The Putin Pendulum: Anti-White House – Pro American investment
On Monday in Mexico, Vladimir Putin and Barrack Obama appeared together before the press. The Russian President leaned diagonally away
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To the Editor: Accusations against Romania’s Ponta are unsubstantiated
Dear Mr Chief Editor, As you are well aware, on the 18th of June, Mr. Victor Ponta, the Prime Minister
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The ‘Sofia’ criteria for the euro zone
The European Central Bank (ECB) published its Convergence Report (2012), in which it evaluates the progress of the members states
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Russia Watch: Putin fails to scare Moscow’s middle class
The young protester handing out fake “Go Straight to Jail” tickets just didn’t get it. In advance of Tuesday’s protest
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Euro zone crisis expected to dominate G20 Summit
Much of President Barack Obama’s attention at next week’s Group of 20 economic summit in Mexico’s Pacific resort of Los Cabos may
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Of politicians, police, people and protests: Forestry Flashmob 2012
Ever since flashmobs came into fashion, Sofia has not lagged behind in staging them. On June 13, more than 1000
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Kouneva’s party to launch July 1, to fight ‘political cartel’
Ahead of the July 1 launch of her political party, Citizens for Bulgaria, Meglena Kouneva has embraced a strategy of
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Which compass direction for the Western Balkans?
Amid the clamour and cacophony of the European economic crisis and the rapidly-whirling rumour mill about the future of the
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