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Robert Nisbet
Sky News
It isn't just the single currency crisis which shows how fragile Europe's political union can be.
Take the Schengen Agreement whch allows the inhabitants of participating European countries to whizz over borders without flashing their passports.
Bulgaria and Romania may have been welcomed into the EU back in 2007, but that doesn't mean they've been embraced by the union's wealthier members.
Today Finland and the Netherlands blocked attempts by the newbies to be included in Schengen, citing concerns about corruption, and a unanimous vote is needed.
It's bloomed into a trade war, with Romanian authorities turning back truckloads of Dutch tulips, claiming health concerns.
It's a clear sign that not all EU countries are created equal: Romania and Bulgaria are assessed by the EC every two years on a variety of metrics.
But it also shows how national political concerns can lead to sclerosis in the wider union: France and Germany backed the countries' accession, but immigration issues are red hot in Scandanavian countries.
Another day, more EU disunity.
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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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