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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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.
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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Different paths: the Russian and Bulgarian Orthodox churches
In recent months, Bulgarian – Russian church relations have been dominated by a minor dispute – the conflict at the
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Bulgaria’s smoking ban: Let’s not be hysterical
“So what are we going to do the day after tomorrow?” asks an elderly woman in the queue in the
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Corporate finance: Subtle overcharging by financial institutions
As the owner of a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME), and as an individual consumer of financial services, I am
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The Sofia Globe: Editorial Charter
The Sofia Globe is intended for foreign and local readers with an interest in editorial content about, in order of
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Bulgaria’s political scene: Doing the splits
The beginning of June 2012 finds Bulgaria about a year away from parliamentary elections, and undeclared campaigning already begun –
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Stormy start for Serbia’s Nikolić
The violence in northern Kosovo around a barricade-clearing operation conducted as Serbia’s new president Tomislav Nikolić was sworn in was
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