Eugenia Baneva is an illustrious Bulgarian business lady who was arrested in August last year at the airport in Nice at the request of the authorities in Sofia. Four months later, Baneva was transferred to…
Yesterday I wrote that Bulgarians tend to believe in miracle-makers. But I didn’t say why. Actually Bulgaria is the land of esotericism. Any attempt to explain Bulgarian politics needs a reference to the national mysticism….
The campaign for the European elections in Bulgaria entered a hot phase. Krassen Nikolov tells the story. Two weeks ago, Elena Yoncheva, a key figure of the opposition BSP, was charged by the prosecution for…
Time flies and no new political force has made itself known in Bulgaria as the European elections are getting close. According to sociologists, there is room for a new political force, the usual miracle-maker. Many…
What can be the connection between a one-billion euro deal for F-16 fighters, the elections for the European Parliament, the direct democracy and the stability of the ruling coalition in Bulgaria? The answer is –…
Bulgarian journalist and politician Elena Yoncheva, who is targeted by the prosecution, didn’t make her case easier by taking aim at the Prime Minister. Krassen Nikolov has the story. “I would like to tell you…
The Bulgarian national motto “Unitеd we stay strong” obviously does not apply for the Bulgarian nationalists. In the past few days the so-called “United Patriots”, the junior coalition partner of Boyko Borissov’s GERB, has been…
There is a big risk that the way it has been designed, civil confiscation in Bulgaria could be used as a mechanism for harassment instead of addressing the real problems of law-enforcement, writes Blaga Thavard….
One of the most active MPs of the largest opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Elena Yoncheva, presumed leader of list for the European elections, was charged on Tuesday (22 January) with “money laundering”. Prosecutors say she made use of…
On Sunday (20 January) Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his right hand Tsvetan Tsvetanov gathered 2,000 of the party leadership at a pre-election congress in Sofia. The gathering was in the same building where were…
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