{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/69eb7e7607ecece42ac365aa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What does Bulgaria's 'Kremlin-friendly' new PM mean for EU?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/1777040937324-d226b4da-8b16-4cfc-9299-5059cae37aea.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Roundtable looks at the future of Bulgaria after its election of an allegedly “pro-Russian” Prime Minister.</p><p><br></p><p>The country - which is a key NATO and EU ally, strategically located on the Black Sea - has long battled with endemic corruption.</p><p><br></p><p>But after decades of shaky coalitions and political infighting, Bulgarian voters have rallied around the former President Rumen Radev.</p><p><br></p><p>He’s promising more balanced relations with both Brussels and Moscow - putting ‘Bulgaria First’</p><p><br></p><p>Joining Enda Brady to discuss:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Anna Krasteva</p><p>Founder and director of the Centre for Refugees, Migration and Ethnic Studies</p><p><br></p><p>Spasimir Domaradzki</p><p>Senior fellow at the Institute of Central Europe and lecturer at the University of Warsaw</p><p><br></p><p>Ognyan Georgiev</p><p>Journalist and Managing Director of the news agency SeeNext</p><p><br></p><p>Diana Eftimova</p><p>Chair of the board of the Institute for Public Environment Development</p><p><br></p><p>﻿To access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld</a></p>","author_name":"TRT World"}