Bulgaria
Bulgaria coalition ally will complicate reform agenda
The pro-reform prime minister has forged a coalition with a nationalist bloc that leans more to Russia than to the EU
BulgariaBulgarian elections offer little hope of reform
Anti-Turkish nationalists make good showing among apathetic voters as Ankara succeeds in dividing the Muslim electorate
BulgariaEU-led reform will be loser in Bulgarian elections
The March parliamentary elections are unlikely to shift Bulgaria’s anti-reform paralysis.
BulgariaRisks mean euro-area QE is set to continue to end-2017
Consumer prices rose by the most in nearly four years in January but stripped of energy, inflation is much more modest
EuropeCorruption could destabilise Eastern Europe
Persistent corruption may lead to a rise in populism in Europe
EuropeOptions are unclear after Bulgarian premier resigns
Fresh parliamentary elections are possible in March or April, leaving Bulgaria in political limbo for the next half-year
BulgariaBulgarian election is vote of confidence after all
Political novice plays on immigration fears in presidential election
BulgariaBulgarian premier would carry on under BSP president
A Radev presidency would have to coexist with a Borisov government until general elections in 2018
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