Tag: Bulgarian politics

29th September 2014

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by Jonathan Allen

Former Ambassador to Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s Elections: Different This Time?

Last week, I spent a day on the road following the election campaign and various candidates, and will do the same this week. My colleagues in the Embassy have done likewise. It’s a great way to see politicians up close dealing with real people and their real concerns, before they get pulled back into Sofia […]

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12th April 2014

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by Jonathan Allen

Former Ambassador to Bulgaria

Fewer Laws Would Make Parliament More Effective…and Valuable

How do you judge how effective a parliament is? In many professions the answer might be obvious: how many goals does a footballer score? How many shoes does a cobbler make? In December 2013, Parliament Chair Michael Mikov noted that 75 laws and 170 bills had been passed in the 42nd Parliament. And this in a quite disturbed parliament […]

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