Кирил Петков

With their preemptive stance against any agreements and negotiations with GERB, "Continuing Change" is trying to maneuver from a battlefield where they are certain to lose to one where they could win. However, on this battlefield, their main opponent is no longer GERB, but their own coalition partner...

It is increasingly clear that the conflict that led to the beginning of the current phase of the political cycle[1] is fading away, far from the focus of public attention. Removing Borisov is no longer a priority, and the coalition assembled for this purpose has disintegrated. The Borisov glue, as I have called it, is increasingly less relevant because of (i) its ritualistic …

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov's proposal for individual donations to help Ukraine met with mostly negative reactions. The criticisms were varied, but an important discrepancy between the capabilities and needs of the Ukrainian economy stands out. The country's monthly budget deficit is expected to reach nearly $7 billion. If we compare it with the revenues of …

The four-party government has already been formed and communication about the government’s priorities is in full swing. Not only do we know what has been agreed upon by the coordination groups in the mall[1], but we are also listening attentively to the first moves of the new ministers. What we hear immediately points us to the ongoing process of political realignment, in which …

Photo: BGNES A statement by Acting Minister of Economy Kiril Petkov at the Sofia Arsenal Gallery stirred up the spirits in the cultural sphere a few days ago. It was presented as shocking news in a headline by clickbait media that almost from tomorrow all money for culture will be stopped and which orchestra or museum will not …