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Gloria Trifonova on the intersection of music and politics and the successful political campaign of raper Itzo Hazarta in last month's parliamentary elections in Bulgaria.

Are you driving a Lamborgini or a Lada? Gloria Trifonova on how wealth inequality has contributed to the current political crisis in Bulgaria.

Hugo Blewett-Mundy on the EU enlargement and the Western Balkans.

Ivana Hadjievska on the problem of neighbourhood - or the problem of people living next to each other and North Macedonia's accession to the EU.

Kristina Tsabala looks at how the Bulgarian government's struggle to handle the Covid-19 pandemic has caused multiple different conspiracy theories to gain ground in Bulgarian society.

February 1 marked the anniversary of the national remembrance of the victims of Communism in Bulgaria. On this date in 1945, the People’s Court handed down death penalties to a large number of [...]

One of my favourite things about the upcoming holidays is the amount of time I can spend on reading. Every year, I find at least one book under the Christmas tree and usually, I finish it before [...]

The fall of the Berlin Wall not only anticipated the demise of Communism as a political symbol in the former Eastern Bloc and beyond, but it also meant for millions of citizens the loss of the [...]

Following the resolution of an almost three-decades-long surreal name dispute with Greece, North Macedonia’s path to EU membership looked relatively optimistic. Until recently. On 17 November, [...]

Bozho Kolov recounts the latest news from Bulgaria, Jan-Feb 2020.