Affairs
Europe Briefing

Plane simple

Preface

Once the bodyguard of Bulgaria’s communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov, Boyko Borisov has been Bulgaria’s prime minister since his GERB party swept to power in parliamentary elections last July. The former karate coach is seen by many as a real-life action hero, who they hope will be able to put an end to rampant corruption and help the country beat the recession, which has left the economy battered and bruised. Bulgaria climbed up one place – to 71st – in Transparency International’s 2009 corruption index, so perhaps something’s just about working.

Issue 30 . volume 3 . February 2010


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