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Macro: Desperate times

Alex Bivol — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:58:00 +0200

The Cabinet is yet to officially unveil its latest anti-crisis measures, but an alleged leaked Finance Ministry draft proposal has already stirred the public ire.

The English Angle: Thirty years late

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:58:00 +0200

A recent speech by David Lammy, MP for Tottenham in London - my home 10 years ago - finally alludes to an elephant in the room, or more accurately, in British inner cities.

Living Bulgaria: The diplomatic dimension

Bill Drysdale — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:57:00 +0200

After a winter of excellent snow cover and successful Olympics in Vancouver, it was good to hear that the Slovakian ambassador to Bulgaria has won the foreign ministers’ Ski Cup in Bansko against competition from several other top diplomats and politicians.

My Bulgaria: Boiko Borissov acts

Petar Kostadinov — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:59:00 +0200

Getting Prime Minister Boiko Borissov to act seems difficult given his tough and macho image. The past few weeks, however, show that all you need is a sensitive issue and the media spotlight.

Offline: Myths about reading

Rene Beekman — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:59:00 +0200

Nay-sayers and Luddites who have maintained for years that reading books off computer and other screens is not going to be a mainstream activity look set to be proven wrong, again.

The English Angle: Foot note

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:59:00 +0200

Former Labour leader Michael Foot’s death in some ways marked the end of an era. I’m no "Footite", at least ideologically, but 30 years ago British politicians said what they thought.

My Bulgaria: Little Bulgaria

Petar Kostadinov — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:59:00 +0200

If you want to understand how Bulgarian society works, attend a meeting of flat owners at a residential building.

The English Angle: Chelsea tales

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:59:00 +0200

Sean Connery once said he never realised as a child that he was poor, because he knew nothing else. Same here, except, unfashionable as it is to admit, my journey has been somewhat in reverse.

Legal Alien: Pictures at an exhibition

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:59:00 +0200

Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov, we are told, has ordered the removal from the walls of the ministry of portraits of his 46 predecessors. The stated reason is a noble one, on the face of it.

Offline: Database obsession

Rene Beekman — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:57:00 +0200

Many Bulgarian companies seem to work with a cash-flow system that sets hard administrative limits on calendar months and years.

Living Bulgaria: Diary of a nomad

Bill Drysdale — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:57:00 +0200

This month has been a frustrating one, stuck in Scotland arranging the sale of my house before opening a new chapter of my life.

Legal Alien: Dear Mr Borissov…

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:57:00 +0200

The title of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel No One Writes to the Colonel could not possibly apply to Bulgaria.

My Bulgaria: Crisis? What crisis?

Petar Kostadinov — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:59:00 +0200

What is the most common recent tune on the news about Bulgaria’s tourism sector?

The English Angle: Tears

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:58:00 +0200

The UK used to be the nation of the so-called stiff upper lip. Not anymore.

Macro: Tourism laws

Alex Bivol — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:58:00 +0200

For a country that relies so heavily on tourism revenue and wants to promote itself as an affordable destination, Bulgaria’s legislative framework in that area is exceedingly poor.

Macro: Euro trip

Alex Bivol — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:59:00 +0200

Perhaps Boiko Borissov forgot to read his homework or maybe he was adhering to what appears to be his most recent doctrine – any support is welcome, no matter what the source.

Legal Alien: From Sofia with love

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:59:00 +0200

James Bond awoke, fighting a wave of mental nausea. The scent and smoke and sweat of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences combine together and hit the taste-buds with an acid shock at three in the morning.

Offline: Like ripples

Rene Beekman — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:59:00 +0200

There is a certain beauty to the entire dance of Google watching media watching other media watching Google watching Google, while the world watches and is entertained.

Living Bulgaria: Confusion reigns

Bill Drysdale — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:58:00 +0200

With global warming being high on everyone’s agenda these days, Bulgaria, the rest of Europe, and even the British Isles have been through the coldest winter for several decades.

Macro: Losing the plot

Alex Bivol — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:58:00 +0200

Even casual filmgoers know that in the horror genre, the "monster" never really goes away, no matter how soundly defeated by the protagonist(s).