Bulgarian voters headed to the polls for the fourth time in less than two years on October 3, but the chances of a functioning government emerging from its aftermath are slim. GERB, a nominally centre-right party led by a controversial former...
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Bulgaria’s former prime minster, Boyko Borissov, was last month back in the headlines after being arrested on suspicion of corruption. He was quickly released without...
You can read all of our coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including explainers and articles offering context and background information here...
You can read all of our coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including explainers and articles offering context and background information here...
Bulgaria’s new prime minister, Kiril Petkov, has made promising noises about ending a veto currently preventing North Macedonia from opening EU accession talks...
Central Europe Polish President Andrzej Duda has imposed a state of emergency in parts of two regions bordering Belarus amid an influx of migrants from the former Soviet...
Central Europe Poland’s prime minister insisted on Tuesday that efforts by Middle Eastern migrants to enter the country from neighbouring Belarus are part of a plot by...
Central Europe Bulgaria’s largest political grouping gave up efforts to lead a minority government on Tuesday following a razor-thin victory in last month’s...
Central Europe The Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic Development and Technology, Zdravko Počivalšek, has said the government is looking at ways...
A party founded just a year ago by a popular singer and TV personality won Bulgaria’s parliamentary election. But who is Slavi Trifonov? And why is he so popular...
Central Europe The European Union’s top court on Thursday ruled that Poland’s system for disciplining judges undercut the bloc’s laws, part of an...
A populist party wins an election in Bulgaria but stands little chance of forming a government. Bulgarians voted in the country’s second parliamentary election of...
