Antoaneta Roussi
Expect Russia to do ‘whatever possible’ to reassert influence in Bulgaria, outgoing PM warns
Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov spent his mandate trying to boot out the Russians, and has no doubt that Moscow will redouble efforts to recover its influence now his administration has collapsed. Denkov, who stepped down on Tuesday, tol...
6 months ago
Bulgaria calls new election, closes in on EU commissioner pick
After months of political uncertainty, Bulgaria is going back to the polls — and is close to finally proposing a European commissioner.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had asked EU countries to put forward a name for commissioner by the...
1 month ago
Bulgaria nominates a man and a woman for EU commissioner post
The Bulgarian government has put forward a woman and a man as candidates to be its European commissioner — the only country to have publicly followed the advice of Ursula von der Leyen.Von der Leyen, the European Commission’s first-ever female president,...
1 month ago
Defense firms need full access to EU cash as Putin haunts Europe, Draghi says
European defense firms must not fear red tape as they ramp up weapons production, according to a new report seen exclusively by POLITICO.As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues with knock-on effects for European security, the Continent's defe...
1 month ago