Why was Mareshki so important for Marine Le Pen?
By Georgi Gotev Vesselin Mareshki, leader of the populist party Volya, was chosen by Marine Le Pen as her partner in Bulgaria, a country she visited twice in the run-up to the European elections. As…
In Bulgaria, the court is an instrument of pressure against journalists
Rossen Bossev, who works for “Capital“ weekly and is one of the Bulgaria’s top investigative reporters, was sentenced for defamation and imposed a fine, for having slandered the former Chairman of the Financial Supervision Commission…
The full list of MEPs from Bulgaria, re-shuffled by the preferential vote
By Krassen Nikolov Bulgarians used their right for preferential vote in the European elections. Nearly 37% of the people voted preferentially by ticking a box corresponding to their favorite candidate from the party list of…
Controversial Bulgarian media mogul gives up MEP seat
By Georgi Gotev Delyan Peevski, the controversial media mogul who was elected as MEP on the list of DPS, the Movements of Rights and Freedoms, announced that he would not take his seat. Peevski controls…
Top jobs: Borissov ‘holds his horses’ at EU summit
By Georgi Gotev This is a doorstep fresh from the EU summit where the future top jobs are discussed, in which I asked most of the questions: I asked Borissov who will be the next…
The winners and losers of the European elections in Bulgaria
By Krassen Nikolov The European elections in Bulgaria were a sort of vote of confidence for the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his party GERB. The final results, just announced, are 31,07% for…
ELECTION DAY BULGARIA
This article will be updated several times throughout 26 May. The procedure: Polling sections open at 7:00 am and work until 19:00. (Time zone CET+1) However, the Central Electoral Commission may extend the election day…
Bulgarian far-right party threatens to shoot journalists in a pre-EU election video
By Krassen Nikolov The far-right pro-Russian party Vazrazhdane (Renaissance) ended its election campaign with a video, posted on its Facebook account that threatens journalists to be shot. The video contains a scene from ‘The Servant…
Russia’s elite flees? 176 Russian civil servants own property in Bulgaria
Russian elite escapes from Russia and buys real estate in Europe. A group of researchers wrote this investigative report. Although it is compiled from open sources, they would like to remain anonymous. This website has…
Bulgaria and Austria have in common an embarrassing coalition partner
By Krassen Nikolov The corruption scandal with the Austrian far-right Freedom Party attracts the attention of Europeans just before the forthcoming EU elections. Austria and Bulgaria have something in common: the coalition governments with the…
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