Bulgaria subsidises its own political corruption
By Krassen Nikolov Could the country the political elite of which is the most corrupt in the EU and is above the law, become even more corrupt? It turns out that it is possible. In…
By Krassen Nikolov Could the country the political elite of which is the most corrupt in the EU and is above the law, become even more corrupt? It turns out that it is possible. In…
By Krassen Nikolov By the end of May Bulgaria had record budget surplus. Revenues are €1.5 billion higher than planned. This is not much for developed European economies, but for Bulgaria it is a huge…
By Georgi Gotev I just became a “recruiter” in the campaign “This time I’m voting”, in the Bulgarian language section of the EU-wide initiative. It’s easy: it took a few seconds online. I did it…
By Krassen Nikolov In Bulgaria, the European elections are seen as a test for Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, at a time when his conservative GERB party are polling neck-and-neck with the socialists. The ruling coalition…