Bulgaria’s new prime minister, Kiril Petkov, has made promising noises about ending a veto currently preventing North Macedonia from opening EU accession talks. But can he deliver? In 1971, the CIA coined the term “Macedonian Syndrome” in...
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Central Europe Bulgaria’s new prime minister redoubled the government’s commitment to adopt the euro in two years in the face of fragile support among voters battered by...
While the world as a whole wants to see an end to the Covid-19 pandemic, here are five things specific to Central and Eastern Europe, from change in Belarus to more...
From a veritable election marathon in Bulgaria to hope for change in Moldova, from threats of Russian aggression in Ukraine to vaccine hesitancy in Bulgaria and Romania...
Central Europe Bulgaria’s parliament this week formally voted to elect Kiril Petkov (pictured above) as the country’s next prime minister, ending a months-long...
Central Europe Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, said on Thursday he would call on Germany’s newly appointed Chancellor Olaf Scholz to oppose the...
Bulgaria’s long political crisis, which began with anti-corruption protests in 2020, finally seems to be nearing its end. At the third time of asking, Bulgarians on...
A political grouping formed less than three months ago looks to have broken Bulgaria’s political deadlock. An anti-corruption party led by two Harvard graduates...
