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South Stream Turns into Southern Dream
From Italy across the Balkans to Bulgaria, local communities appear eager to join Russia’s ambitious gas pipeline project, despite the risk of growing energy dependency on Moscow.
Nuclear Power: Curse or Opportunity?
Balkan states are gambling on the nuclear option as the best way to reduce the energy shortage but whether the risks pay off remains to be seen.
Romania Miners Remain in Dark about Future
While prospects look bright for coal workers in Bulgaria, the fate of their once powerful counterparts in Romania is more uncertain.
Power struggle: Meeting Global Energy Challenges in Balkans
Read the articles by the ten journalists selected from Southeast Europe to participate in the 2008 programme of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence here.
Global Crunch Tests Bulgaria's Claims of Stability
While Sofia insists country’s financial institutions are sound, critics say official optimistic predictions about weathering crisis are not realistic.
Balkan Banks Feel Blessed By Isolation
Financial Institutions in Southeast Europe remain bullish about growth prospects, despite the global downturn.
EU Crisis With Bulgaria Fuels Enlargement Doubts
The exposure of the extent of Bulgarian corruption will not only damage the country, as EU funds dry up and its reputation declines; other EU aspirants in the region will suffer too.
EU Puts Romania Corruption Under Spotlight
Harsh report this week will say Bulgaria and Romania have failed to clean up politics and justice since joining the European Union.
Bulgaria Makes Life Easier for Unwed Couples
As marriage rates plummet, a new family code grants legal recognition to registered partnerships.
Gangland Slayings Claim Bulgarian Minister's Scalp
After two more mafia-style murders add to Bulgaria’s unsavoury reputation, government fires its interior minister in a move to restore country’s battered image.
Bulgaria works to stem labour shortage
Reforms taking hold this year aim to change the country’s labour market dynamics, but widespread welfare fraud limits their effectiveness.
Energy Scarcity Tests Balkan Ties
A dip in the Balkan region’s locally-generated power supply has moved energy policy up the diplomatic agenda, as seen in Bulgarian-Macedonian talks over the past week.
Why We Aren't Free Yet
A new study shows that economic freedom is still repressed in southeast Europe, and corruption is the biggest reason why.
The Balkans: Time to Re-engage
After its half-hearted commitment of recent years, the West needs to redouble its efforts to save the Balkans from renewed instability and the “failed state” syndrome.
Balkan Exchanges Defy Categorisation
Dramatic fluctuations in value on the world’s largest stock exchanges are partly mirrored in southeast Europe, but the region’s capital markets have yet to ‘couple’ with the defining trends in global finance.
