10.02.2026
The Chernobyl Dissidents: How the Disaster Shaped Bulgaria and Eastern Europe 

The fallout exposed the cynicism of the communist regime and shaped the country’s environmental and democratic awakening.

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27.01.2026
The Tipping Point of Bulgaria’s Democracy?

Rebuilding mutual trust between society and state institutions in Bulgaria is only possible through durable democratic practices.

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19.06.2025
Bulgaria’s Transition Generation Fights Apathy With Ecology

Some residents are taking matters into their own hands with innovative urban projects centred around ecology.

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04.06.2024
Bulgaria’s Permanent Election

Bulgaria suffers from growing voter apathy, reflected in declining turnout and exacerbated by a campaign filled with propaganda and personal attacks.

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14.11.2023
Source of Division: Bulgaria’s Contested Green Transition

Media coverage frames Bulgaria’s green transition as an imposition from Brussels that will damage the country’s coal-intensive economy.

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05.04.2023
Why Bulgaria Is Shut Out of Schengen

We asked political scientist Antony Todorov what Schengen membership means for Bulgaria.

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31.03.2023
Bulgaria’s Green Deal U-turn

After another close election, Bulgaria’s commitment to green transition remains an open question.

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11.01.2023
Is Bulgaria Stuck in a Cycle of Political Turmoil?

Bulgarians have gone to the polls four times in the last two years amid a wider context of political instability. Why?

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02.05.2022
Bulgaria’s Greens: From Street Protests to Government

Bulgaria’s Green deputy prime minister is determined to put the just transition on the agenda.

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13.08.2021
Civil Society Weathering the Hate Storm in Bulgaria

As conspiracy theories and misinformation gain legitimacy in public discourse and spread online, activists in Bulgaria come under fire.

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