Editorial: Gauging pressure
Debate should be democratic, indeed, but it also should be rational and factual.
Thu, Feb 09 2012
Debate should be democratic, indeed, but it also should be rational and factual.
In police work, bad tip-offs happen; who knows what the police were expecting? But that is no excuse for excessive use of force.
The country needs unity and inspiration around specific goals and Plevneliev has put forward specific numbers that he wants to see achieved.
It is to be hoped that 2012 will see Bulgaria tie up the loose end of not yet being a member of the European Union’s Schengen visa zone.
For the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Christmas of 2011 is not proving to be a season to be jolly.
Given that Bulgaria is not alone in opposing the concept of EU-wide tax harmonisation, the issue will gain increasing importance amid the overall process of implementing the reforms agreed to by 26 EU states on December 9.
The endgame following the Bulgarian Government’s decision to withdraw from the Bourgas – Alexandroupolis pipeline project is likely to be a traumatic one.
One of the lessons to be learnt from the transitions in Central and Eastern Europe of the past 20 years is that issues left unaddressed tend to fester, ultimately absorbing disproportionate time and efforts in the politics of the present day.