Sánchez might think that he can capitalise on the weakness of two leftist parties to attract votes from them and fortify his own position among progressives
José Ignacio Torreblanca’s analysis on Spanish Prime Minister’s gamble on snap general election
When they can’t explain their actions or the complexity of the world surrounding us, politicians often resort to nationalism and polarisation
Before President Duda announced his surprising decision not to sign the bill and to refer it to the Julia Przyłębska Court, the signals from the EC were clear: the KPO funds were up for grabs
Orban coined the term for it himself: Illiberal Democracy. Illiberality stands above everything as a fighting term.
The People’s Party is a classic center-right party and is very pro-European, so in some instances it might work better with Macron and Scholz than with Meloni
José Ignacio Torreblanca explains how the results of the upcoming elections in Spain, with a likely victory for the People’s Party, might affect European politics
The cancellation of the names of the two Bulgarian culture clubs in Bitola and Ohrid is rather a failure of Bulgarian diplomacy
Vessela Tcherneva on the recent parliamentary elections in Bulgaria; the Bulgarian approach towards North Macedonia ; and the visit of Macron and Ursula von der Leyen to Beijing
Bulgaria and North Macedonia should rely on the institutional bilateral framework – mechanisms that are used in case of incidents to avoid tensions that do not benefit either Sofia or Skopje
In Bulgaria, the president uses pro-Russian rhetoric, but then in Brussels he votes quite differently from what he has announced
Bulgaria is very important for the integration of the Western Balkans and we are unfortunately not seen as very constructive in the region at the moment
The elections will not make much difference to Bulgaria’s strategic direction – ” The Bulgarian society fits firmly into the European consensus”
