Selling Bulgaria. Finally the Right Way
Bulgaria has generally been doing a terrible job "selling" itself in terms of both international image and as a tourism destination.
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Croatia Rallies Against EU, Serbia For: Are the Tides Turning?
Saturday has been a remarkable day in the Western Balkans as simultaneous, nationalist-undertoned major rallies in Croatia and Serbia undermined the perception of EU allegiance for both countries.
Bulgaria's Mark Zuckerberg and the Purchase of Kremikovtzi
The unimaginable happened in Bulgaria this week – a serious buyer appeared out of the blue in the fourth attempt of the State to sell the pile of scrap near Sofia, the once pride of the Communist regime, and now-bankrupt steel mill Kremikovtzi.
Bulgaria's Trade Registry - Invisible, Inc?
The currently unrestricted public access to the Business (Trade) Registry of Bulgaria's Registry Agency will be limited and paid as of the beginning of 2012.
The Futility of Cleaning Bulgaria through Campaigns
On April 9, scores of Bulgarians across the country went outside in a mass attempt to clean the littered public spaces in their cities and towns; take care of parks and green areas and plant trees.
Shut Up/Down unless You Fawn
More than twenty years after the collapse of communism and amidst the increasing commercialisation of the media, a looming monopoly on the media market has emerged as the biggest threat for free speech in Bulgaria.
Is the Bulgarian Govt Bribing HSBC?
The Bulgarian government just made a consulting contract with HSBC, which is supposed to tell it in two months if it is worth building the troubled Belene nuclear power plant. In addition,
Bulgaria: Where Exports Are as Hollow as Promises
Bulgaria's national statistical service just recorded the latest bombastically impressive figures of export growth to both EU and non-EU countries.
Bulgaria, EU 'Demographic Bailout', and the New Frontier
Bulgaria has just become the first EU member state to have conducted a population census in 2011.
Bulgaria's Elections - Rise of the Undead?
Bulgaria's electoral rolls have turned out to be quite "spooky" as a considerable number off dead souls threaten to haunt them ahead of the upcoming local and presidential elections in the country..
One Foot Out the Door
The minister had an axe to grind, but chopped himself in the foot.
Borisov's Nuclear Crime
In spite of Japan's crisis, the EU's warning and the promise to sever ties with Russia, Bulgaria has bowed to Moscow's nuclear demands in the most scandalous and sneaky possible way.
Belene Nuclear Project or the Lunacy of Bulgarian Democracy
After so much going forward and back with Bulgaria's plans to "build or not" a second Nuclear Power Plant in the Danube town of Belene, the project landed in a huge scandal when it was revealed the Director of the National Electric Company
Is Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov 'the Godfather'?
A somewhat weird question, but still it is motivated by both Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov's past and the recent rise of the murky figure of businessman and ex-secret agent Aleksei Petrov.
Bulgarian Hostage Crisis: Good, Bad and Ugly
Om March 23, a young Bulgarian man, Stefan Petrov Stefanov, busted in the local branch of Investbank in Sliven, and shot and seriously wounded one of the security guards.
Bulgaria's National Reform Program for... Downtown Sofia
Bulgaria's Finance Ministry unveiled on Monday a "National Program for Reforms 2015" that is supposed to boost economic and labor competitiveness with a number of measures within the context of EU's "Europe 2020" program.
Djankov, or Selling Your Policies in Bulgaria - Follow-Up
I got criticized for suggesting in my previous brief commentary that Bulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov might be a great expert but is doing a terrible job "selling" his policies to the public.
Why One of World's Best Economics Scholars Is Terrible Politician
The tragedy of Simeon Djankov, a former senior World Bank economist and one of the world's most renowned scholars of economic sciences, and now the technocratic Minister of Finance and the Deputy PM in charge of the economy in the center-right Bulgarian g
Bulgaria Great Nuclear Dilemma
For a country that has suffered from the Chernobyl disaster and decommissioned several nuclear reactors over safety concerns, Bulgaria's pursuit of atomic energy is surprising at best.
Bulgaria's Ruling Party GERB: Armed and Dangerous
Giving pride of place to adherence to the party line over sound thinking might be characteristic of Bulgaria’s center-right GERB, but when it comes together with support for the free owning of guns, something really wrong must be going on.
How to Avoid Bulgaria's National Security Service?
A citizen whose car was hit by the Bulgarian Defense Minister's escort vehicle in 2010 will be sued by Sofia's military court for "not avoiding the accident.
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