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Editorial: Give and take

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:59:00 +0200

Resentment on the part of ordinary Bulgarians on the basis of the perception that those on the public payroll are skimming off the cream by paying themselves lavish bonuses would be quite understandable.

Editorial: Out of pocket

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:59:00 +0200

A dialogue is needed about how civil society responds in terms of gathering money and goods to help those in need.

Editorial: Damning the Dutch

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:59:00 +0200

Sensible people in Central and Eastern Europe, of course, will not confuse Wilders and his ilk with the tradition of tolerance of which the Dutch justly can be proud.

Editorial: Stormy weather

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0200

The performance of the Government in actual delivery of assistance – money and equipment – and in aiding recovery in the coming months must be kept under the most careful scrutiny.

Editorial: Gauging pressure

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0200

Debate should be democratic, indeed, but it also should be rational and factual.

Editorial: Policing the police

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0200

In police work, bad tip-offs happen; who knows what the police were expecting? But that is no excuse for excessive use of force.

Editorial: President Plevneliev

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0200

The country needs unity and inspiration around specific goals and Plevneliev has put forward specific numbers that he wants to see achieved.

Editorial: Co-operation and verification

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0200

It is to be hoped that 2012 will see Bulgaria tie up the loose end of not yet being a member of the European Union’s Schengen visa zone.

Editorial: Not a very merry Christmas

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:59:00 +0200

For the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Christmas of 2011 is not proving to be a season to be jolly.

Editorial: The Brussels Pact

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:59:00 +0200

Given that Bulgaria is not alone in opposing the concept of EU-wide tax harmonisation, the issue will gain increasing importance amid the overall process of implementing the reforms agreed to by 26 EU states on December 9.

Editorial: Bourgas – Alexandroupolis pipeline

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:59:00 +0200

The endgame following the Bulgarian Government’s decision to withdraw from the Bourgas – Alexandroupolis pipeline project is likely to be a traumatic one.

Editorial: The long goodbye

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:59:00 +0200

One of the lessons to be learnt from the transitions in Central and Eastern Europe of the past 20 years is that issues left unaddressed tend to fester, ultimately absorbing disproportionate time and efforts in the politics of the present day.

Editorial: Retiring a deficit

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:59:00 +0200

Plans to accelerate reform of Bulgaria’s pension and retirement system, while they may gently be described as inconvenient for many, represent a facing up to reality.

Editorial: Bulgarian railways terminal

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:59:00 +0200

Not only does Bulgaria require a properly-functioning railway system, but also it needs to address the crisis as part of wider economic measures.

Editorial: Greece and Europe’s landscape

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:59:00 +0200

Time and again in the years of a changing European Union, the question has been asked, 'What kind of Europe?'

Elections 2011: Learning from experience

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:59:00 +0300

Paring away the political theatre that surrounded the first round, final opinion on the effectiveness of the process must await the second.

Editorial: Bulgaria’s 2011 elections

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:59:00 +0300

It will be interesting to try to discern the messages that Bulgarians send as they vote, or refrain from voting, in the 2011 presidential and municipal elections.

Editorial: The EU and its candidates

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:59:00 +0300

For countries aspiring to get closer to the European Union, this past week held mixed fortunes, a reflection of their mixed progress.

Editorial: Capital flows

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:59:00 +0300

Bulgaria urgently needs to reconsider and revitalise its strategies for the attraction of foreign investment, not only in terms of legislative measures, but also in terms of where it places its emphasis. Clearly, it needs to think beyond Europe.

Editorial: After Katounitsa

Clive Leviev-Sawyer, Editor-in-Chief — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:59:00 +0300

A state so unresponsive to grievances is hardly a state at all, and there is no surprise that questions are now being asked why alleged wrongdoers could carry on for so many years with impunity.