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…
Tzvetan Tzvetanov
This time, Bulgarians are tempted to vote for European elections
A commentary by Krassen Nikolov “I do not feel punished because no one can punish me.” This was the comment of the former leader of the GERB parliamentary group, Tzvetan Tzvetanov, after he resigned from…
EU campaign in Bulgaria: Let’s talk Europe to avoid talking about scandals
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…
Is the chief of the fight against corruption in Bulgaria corrupt?
By Krassen Nikolov The chairman of the anti-corruption agency (Commission for Combating Corruption and the Withdrawal of Illegally Acquired Property – KPKONPI) Plamen Georgiev has serious difficulty to justify what income allowed him to buy…
GERB’s number 2 leaves parliament over ‘apartment scandal’
By Krassen Nikolov Tzvetan Tzvetanov, who is the leader of the GERB’s parliamentary group and the right-hand of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, announced he is leaving parliament. The reason is the suspicious purchase of an…
‘Apartment’ scandal rocks Borissov’s GERB party
By Georgi Gotev The Bulgarian Prosecutor-General’s Office said it has launched an investigation into a real estate deal by Tzvetan Tzvetanov, the deputy chairman of the ruling GERB party. According to an investigation by Radio…
Marine Le Pen’s man in Bulgaria staged a stress test for Borissov
By Krassen Nikolov On Thursday (14 March), Vesselin Mareshki, the leader of the populist party “Volya”, and his eleven MPs, announced that they were leaving the parliament. Thus Mareshki would leave the functioning of the…
Political Analyst Parvan Simeonov: GERB could tighten the grip on media before the elections
“It seems logical that GERB would win the European elections if it doesn’t make mistakes. But it seems that this force is capable of making mistakes even when the problem seems easy to be solved….
Revelations about Borissov’s hidden political partner destabilise his government
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…
Russian meddling anticipated in Bulgarian elections
Tzvetan Tzvetanov, number 2 in Boyko Borissov’s GERB party, said on Sunday (10 February) he was “convinced” that Russia will meddle in this year’s elections in Bulgaria. In May Bulgarians will vote in European elections,…
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