Bulgaria

Sale of Czech power assets to obscure Bulgarian company prompts Sofia to intervene in murky sector

Sofia hopes its support for EU’s regional initiatives will distract attention from its failure to continue reforms

Bulgaria has not cleaned up chronic crime and corruption, as it tidies the capital for its turn at the EU presidency

A minority of journalists will continue campaigning against heavy odds for press freedom in the Balkans

Commission is more upbeat in Bulgaria’s judicial report than Romania’s, which pointedly urges adhering to past successes

Bulgaria applying to join the euro seems to be Juncker's idea, which would be politically toxic in Sofia

While others may have got what they wanted from Macron, Poland seems to have excluded itself from consideration

A coalition including what are seen as far-right parties worries some Europeans but its impacts are likely to be limited