“EP applauds Mariya Gabriel – she is perfectly fit”, “Mariya Gabriel’s performance was comprehensive and thorough”, “Maria Gabriel performed perfectly well at her hearing” – these are some of the titles of the Bulgarian press…
By Georgi Gotev Several days ago Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said the new portfolio of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will have a budget three times larger than her previous one. Gabriel was one of the…
By Georgi Gotev There are strong indications that Bulgaria’s Mariya Gabriel will get the Education, Youth, Sport and Culture portfolio, previously held by the most invisible of all commissioners – Hungary’s Tibor Navracsics. The first…
By Krassen NIkolov European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen unexpectedly visited Bulgaria last week. She discussed the future portfolio of Bulgarian Commissioner Mariya Gabriel with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. Sofia insists that the Bulgarian…
By Georgi Gotev Hackers have stolen millions of taxpayers’ financial data from the National Tax Agency (NAP) in an attack that aid may have compromised nearly every adult’s personal records. The breach of servers at…
By Krassen Nikolov The incumbent European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel led the European election list of GERB, the EPP-affiliated party of Boyko Borissov, and was elected as an MEP. But on…
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…
By Krassen Nikolov The corruption scandal with the apartments bought by high level officials at suspiciously low prices might have a positive effect on the campaign for the European elections in Bulgaria. “Bulgaria should stop…
Georgi Gotev Bulgaria’s two antagonistic political behemoths, Boyko Borrisov’s GERB and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), have elected women to lead their lists for the European elections. BSP held an internal vote, electing journalist Elena…
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