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Bulgaria has appeared in Russian news outlet Vedomosti's list of states where certain people "concentrate political power and basic economoic assets".
Other countries mentioned as part of studies by several scholars include Guinea-Bissau, Montenegro, Burma, and Venezuela.
There, a Columbia University researcher argues in an article published by Vedomosti[RU], citing studies by US columnist and Carnegie Endowment fellow Mois?s Na?m, criminal gangs have used new technology to expand beyond traditional activity, penetrating into political structures.
"Systemic" companies there are built on a family basis, and particular interests of certain individuals are more important than those of society, with the respective companies thriving on public procurement and state capitals - a "privatized form of a parasite state".
Vedomosti, however, notes this in relation to allegations by prominent oppositioner Alexey Navalny on Russian criminal activity and ties of certain gangs to state institutions.
"Alas, as follows from the examples considered, mafia states carry a threat not only to their own populations, but also to the world as a whole."
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Brazen Bulgarian gangs "terrorise the elderly and rob them over their life savings with increasingly aggressive phone scams nettling millions of euros," according to an AFP story.
The prospect of US President Donald Trump's moving closer to Russia has scrambled the strategy of "balancing East and West" used for decades by countries like Bulgaria, the New York Times says.
Bulgarians have benefited a lot from their EU membership, with incomes rising and Brussels overseeing politicians, according to a New York Times piece.
German businesses prefer to trade with Bulgaria rather than invest into the country, an article on DW Bulgaria's website argues.
The truth about Bulgaria and Moldova's presidential elections is "more complicated" and should not be reduced to pro-Russian candidates winning, the Economist says.
President-elect Rumen Radev "struck a chord with voters by attacking the status quo and stressing issues like national security and migration," AFP agency writes after the presidential vote on Sunday.
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