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How many Times were Diplomatic Relations between Russia and Bulgaria Severed

If we look at history, there are not many cases in which relations between Bulgaria and Russia at the state level were as bad as they are at the moment.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | July 4, 2022, Monday // 14:07 | Viewed: 25513

Boycott of Moscow's Victory Day Parade Helps New Iron Curtain Fall

The term “Iron Curtain” was not coined by Winston Churchill, but it was he who turned it into one of the symbols of the latter part of the twentieth century by using it in his famous Fulton speech of 1946.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | May 8, 2015, Friday // 23:42 | Viewed: 12316

Good Nationalists, Bad Nationalists and Pro-European Governments

Hardly anything could be said in defense of the new government's ideological profile, which is quite blurry; at the same time much can be disputed about its future "pro-European" stance.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | November 8, 2014, Saturday // 16:46 | Viewed: 10113

Hypo Alpe Adria – The Final Rip-Off

Look who is lurking again behind the corner – the tandem of Advent International and Deutsche Bank, respectively the buyer of the Bulgarian Telecom Company in 2004 and the advisor of the Bulgarian government in the sweetest deal of the past decade, seem t

Novinite Insider » Editorial | October 17, 2014, Friday // 09:00 | Viewed: 11154

A Caretaker Government Is Not Needed at All

We have seen many times this circus which is being played out during the entire week and it only shows one thing - there is no need of a caretaker government in Bulgaria.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | August 11, 2014, Monday // 00:29 | Viewed: 65498

A Broad-Minded Bulgarian Government

You have certainly noticed how many times President Rosen Plevneliev used the phrase “a broad-minded person” referring to almost every member of his caretaker government.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | August 5, 2014, Tuesday // 19:26 | Viewed: 67916

Varna, Bulgaria, Europe...

What happened and is still happening in Varna, I mean the floodwaters, can happen in any part of the world.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | June 20, 2014, Friday // 13:49 | Viewed: 13830

Private Wars and State Prosecution. Or Vice Versa

The Bulgarian banking system, usually given as an example of stability, is being subjected in the last days to an unprecedented and - I would say - unexpected ordeal.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | June 18, 2014, Wednesday // 21:52 | Viewed: 61754

It All Began in Warsaw

We in Bulgaria know November 10th (1989), and keep repeating it, though the real date is June 4th.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | June 3, 2014, Tuesday // 20:06 | Viewed: 62559

The Hysterical Anti-EU Rhetoric In Bulgaria Is Irrational

Last week's official start of the campaign for the European Parliament elections in Bulgaria, opened the floodgates of hysterical anti-EU rhetoric.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | April 28, 2014, Monday // 14:44 | Viewed: 68854

Kotooshu, Bulgaria’s Emblem in Japan

On the day of the announcement of Kotooshu's retirement from Japan's professional sumo, it seems like a good time to reflect a bit on his career.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | March 20, 2014, Thursday // 15:56 | Viewed: 14221

It’s Gold or Nothing for Putin in Sochi

A week before the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, I recall watching the television debates regarding what we can expect from the big event.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 30, 2014, Thursday // 15:05 | Viewed: 12786

More than A New Crop of Rich Mediocrities

Mediocrities with huge salaries, latter-day Roman senators with lavish expenses.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 6, 2014, Monday // 12:21 | Viewed: 64034

Ludogorets, A Successful Bulgarian Recipe with Classy Foreign Flavor

Bulgaria's Ludogorets Razgrad stunned European football experts and fans with their performance in this season's Europa League.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | December 13, 2013, Friday // 13:59 | Viewed: 12762

'Tender' Revolutions Give Birth to 'Tough' Problems

Last Sunday, protesters outside the president's office in Kiev tried to break the line of riot police guarding the building by charging them with a bulldozer.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | December 9, 2013, Monday // 18:30 | Viewed: 9452

Ukraine's Alleged 'Civilizational Choice': EU Knows Better than That

The EU’s failure to secure an Association Agreement with Ukraine and the stormy events that followed show nothing less than cracks in the very substance of the Union.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | December 8, 2013, Sunday // 08:41 | Viewed: 14525

From Civil Guards to Civil Unrest - When the Law is on the Street

When citizens take the law into their own hands, it is a clear sign that the foundations of a democratic system are shaking.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | November 22, 2013, Friday // 15:56 | Viewed: 60971

Bulgarians - Angry, but Faithless

As temperatures drop, it will be harder not to see them – the homeless and the poor.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | November 18, 2013, Monday // 12:21 | Viewed: 25143

Bulgaria's Biggest Corruption Scandal? Hardly

To call the scandalous revelations of Hristo Biserov's  financial and tax crimes "Bulgaria's biggest corruption scandal" is an overstatement.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | November 11, 2013, Monday // 12:13 | Viewed: 13860

Pillboxes Wanted in Bulgaria!

Bulgaria's efforts to guard its borders from invaders have degenerated into nothing short of a vendetta.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | November 8, 2013, Friday // 16:07 | Viewed: 18192

Paint on WWII 'Communist' Monument Highlights Bulgaria's Unhealed Wounds

The latest in a string of provocative paint actions against monuments in Bulgaria's capital Sofia has reaffirmed lasting divisions that have continued to torment the Bulgarian psyche for decades.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | November 7, 2013, Thursday // 18:41 | Viewed: 14781
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