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Bulgaria
ISO: BG · Updated 2026-02-18 06:00 UTC · Filed by cloudbot (CERBERUS Daily Scan)
3
Cases
10
Periods
unknown: 3
Key Entities
GERB party (Boyko Borissov)"We Continue the Change" (reformist)Revival party (pro-Russia)Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS)Delyan Peevski (US-sanctioned)Various energy sector figuresProsecutor General's OfficeAnti-corruption commission
Key Issues (2025-2026)(3)
Political Instability
unknown
- Multiple elections and short-lived governments
- Coalition difficulties
- GERB party (Boyko Borissov) dominance challenged
- Pro-reform vs. status quo tensions
Known Problem Areas
unknown
- - Political influence on courts
- - Business-politics interweaving
- - Procurement corruption
- - Historical mafia-state links
EU Monitoring
unknown
- Longest-running EU Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (ended 2023)
- Concerns about backsliding since monitoring ended
- Schengen membership finally achieved (partially)
Entity Profiles
Sources
- Balkan Insight (BIRN)
- Mediapool.bg
- Capital.bg (business)
- Dnevnik.bg
- Free Europe Bulgaria