Demography has been an issue in Bulgaria for more than three decades. The country’s population registered its peak in the mid-1980s, when it was about to reach figure of...
Opinion
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The Czech Republic has a long tradition of public euroscepticism, well documented by the pre- and post-accession Eurobarometer opinion polls which rank it among the...
Greece and Macedonia appear to be inching toward a settlement on a decades-long dispute over who owns the name “Macedonia.” But with nationalism in both countries rising...
The landslide victory of the populist movement ANO in last October’s general elections in the Czech Republic, as well as the success of Tomio Okamura’s far-right SPD has...
Israel, as an enemy, has been chosen perfectly. It is ruled by right-wing populists, so it has been possible to accurately predict the mirror mechanism of sharp...
In Hungary, Austrians are colloquially known as “our brothers-in-law.” An expression which reflects common history as well as the close cultural and economic ties...
It is the capital of Albania, a small European developing country situated on the west coast of South-East Europe. The country has since 2014 been an EU candidate and...
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect on May 25, 2018. This follows a two-year implementation period following which the GDPR will...
The economic performance of Poland is puzzling. The government proudly emphasises the growth of GDP, approaching 5 per cent in the second half of 2017. Industrial output...
When discussing entrepreneurship and start-ups in Europe, Sofia, let alone Bulgaria, is not among the usual destinations that gets mentioned. And yet surprisingly...
January 8 marked one hundred years since President Woodrow Wilson went before Congress and delivered his fourteen points aimed at ending the war in Europe and building a...
In a world where the impact of global market forces on businesses can be ruthless and unforgiving, strategic partnerships are becoming increasingly driven by hard...
