Bulgaria
Migrants will still need screening for asylum in EU
New border agency is a symbolic start but will take four years to build to full strength
EUMore migrants will mean border hardening
The closure to migrants of the 'Balkan route' through former Yugoslavia is increasing the numbers held up in Bulgaria
BulgariaNATO will boost naval presence in Black Sea
Bulgaria would prefer United States or even Romania to lead a Black Sea naval upgrade, not Turkey
NATOTurks want bigger allied presence in Black Sea
Bulgaria appears to heed Russian warning against permanent NATO presence in Black Sea
BulgariaTAP pipeline could reconfigure gas trade in Balkans
Trans Adriatic Pipeline will link EU gas consumers and Central Asia producers
BalkansBorisov has options to hold onto power in Bulgaria
Borisov has other allies he can turn to amid the slow-motion collapse of the governing coalition
BulgariaWages in EU's East will not catch up with West soon
EU11 labour costs have climbed in the past decade but at current rates will not reach the EU28 average until the 2040s
Eastern EuropeBulgaria will insist it is on top of migrants
Survey finding 60% seeing migrants as security threat and 51% rejecting living alongside them explains state ambiguity
Bulgaria
