EconoTimes: Is Bulgaria a European Success Story or Crisis Waiting to Happen?
It’s been a rollercoaster year for Bulgaria.
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Apartments in Sofia are so Expensive they Set Records. Is the Property Market Overheated?
Do you remember the boom in real estate prices from 2008 just before the start of the global financial crisis.
Bulgaria Inches Closer to Russia, to the West’s Disappointment
Author : International Policy Digest
How Long Can Bulgaria Keep Facing both East and West?
EU Observer - Bulgaria's first stint holding the rotating EU presidency, from January to June 2018, was neither the disaster some observers predicted nor the PR coup Sofia had hoped for.
Bulgaria Must do More to Liberalise its Energy Markets
A month before Bulgaria concluded its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union on 30 June, the country hosted a European Competition Day.
Euronews: Bulgaria is Open for Business
The Bulgarian economy is growing at a stunning pace and exports are booming, while its business-friendly environment and well-educated local workforce are a magnet for foreign investments.
Visegrad/Insight: Bulgaria’s Black Mirror
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov
Euractiv: Has Bulgaria’s Coal Industry Hit Rock Bottom?
One of Bulgaria’s cornerstone coal mines has been forced to shut down, raising questions over the future of energy production and employment in the region, as well as coal’s future in the country, write Violeta Keremdchieva and Ellen Baker.
GDPR in Bulgaria: Doctors and Employers Need no Consent for the Processing of Personal Data
Doctors, lawyers, employers and banks do not need to ask for consent to the processing of personal data, the Commission for Protection of Personal Data specified in a special explanatory document for the new General Regulation on Personal Data Protection.
Will Bulgaria Become Europe’s Next Gas Hub?
German support for Russia’s plans to double the capacity of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea has, in turn, encouraged Bulgaria’s aspirations to develop a regional gas hub with Russian help.
Eastern Europe Experiencing Deep Demographic Crisis
Author : Dmitriy Dobrov
Bloomberg: Bulgaria Blames ‘Constantly Changing' Demands for Euro Delay
Bulgaria blamed the imposition of new requirements by the European Union and the European Central Bank for holding up its euro-adoption bid.
The GDPR Chaos in Bulgaria
Although the EU Data Protection Regulation is already in place the chaos around it is getting worse every day, the institutions are not yet ready to clarify who and what personal data they can collect and when they need to ask for permission.
Reuters: Bulgaria will take at least Three more Years to Join Euro Zone - EU's Dombrovskis
BRUSSELS, May 15 (Reuters) - Bulgaria will need at least three more years to join the euro zone, the vice president of the European Commission said on Tuesday.
Industry Watch: Although Investments in Bulgaria are Increasing, after 2009 the Investment Activity is Weak
Inflation measured by the consumer price index accelerated to over 2% on average in Bulgaria in 2017 after it was negative in 2014-2016.
Amid Brexit and Rising Populism — There’s a European Country that’s Still Desperate to Join the Euro
The eastern European nation of Bulgaria has provided the EU with some much-needed confidence, forging ahead with more integration despite rising anti-euro sentiment across the continent.
What is the Origin of the Weirdest Bulgarian Expressions
Folk wisdom has been remembered and applied for decades through hundreds of weird phrases.
Die Welt: The Italian Mafia Returns to Bulgaria and Romania
" 'Ndràngheta has been active in Eastern Europe for 20 years.
Politico: Europe fakes Turkish delight
Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast offers everything Europe’s political elite expect from a good summit: an exotic location, breathtaking views and (most important) casks of fine wine.
Politico: Europe’s Digital Single Market Hits the Bulgarian Rocks
When Mariya Gabriel became the EU’s digital czar last July, tech insiders gritted their teeth and hoped for the best.
Rositsa Kratunkova: Bulgaria (not) only for Bulgarians
At this year’s summit of G20, the newly elected French president Emanuel Macron stated that the problem with the slow economic development of Africa was civilizational.
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