This prime minister, who probably will not be in this post in two months, will have to name the Bulgarian candidates for many years to come
Vessela Tcherneva comments on why the caretaker prime minister delayed the choosing of candidates for Bulgarian Commissioner
There is a desire to avoid big discussions, to have no discussions in parliament and to have to take quick decisions under the influence of certain political parties
The delay in choosing the candidates for Bulgarian Commissioner can lead to a less democratic decision. Vessela Tcherneva comments on this and other consequences of Bulgaria’s delay in picking its representative for the Commission
It seems that there will be no time for parliament to decide who are the two most worthy and it will turn out that Glavchev has to make this decision
Which is the first candidate for a Bulgarian Commissioner is more or less know. However, comments Vessela Tcherneva, it is interesting to see what the second name is. Furthermore, the fact that the parliament could not focus as much on the portfolios was a mistake
Bulgaria needs to show that EU membership is important to us and we care
Vessela Tcherneva comments on the lack of a candidate for the position of a Bulgarian Commissioner to the European Commission. She also discusses the inability of the caretaker government to prioritise this task
In my opinion, Dimitar Glavchev should have turned to the Parliament during his first mandate and asked the MPs to discuss the different candidates for Bulgarian Commissioner
Bulgaria had to start considering who to propose for the position of European Commissioner months ago. Vessela Tcherneva comments on the repercussions of the failure to do so
Pro-European forces need to be wary of the pro-Western parties voting together with the pro-Russian ones
Bulgaria passed a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ law with a majority in the same parliament that did not manage to elect a government. Maria Simeonova comments on the pushback by civil society against the new legislation
Lithium is extremely important and contributes to making Europe as a continent more competitive but also less dependent on third actors, as well as able to compete with China
It should be noted that the changes in the CACIAF, this Ordinance, which the National Assembly continues to be unwilling to adopt, makes it virtually impossible to investigate high-level corruption
Vessela Tcherneva commented on the new report of the European Commission. The institution approves of the introduced changes but is disappointed by the shortcomings in the fight against corruption
There are currently very important talks in Europe for the next 5 years, in which, unfortunately, Bulgaria is not participating
Vessela Tcherneva on the European Commissioner posts and the future of EU-US relations under a new Trump administration
The future is policy changes, but a very clear sanitary cordon in between them
Vessela Tcherneva comments for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria on what will happen to the politics not only of Europe, but also of the US. In the interview you can also hear how the processes on the other side of the ocean will affect here and how the growing political divide in Europe will develop