Frank Elbers
@franckelbers
Bucharest-based Southeast Europe correspondent @bnr.nl @groene.nl @nporadio1.bsky.social @vrtnws.be. Hoofdredacteur @donaustroom.bsky.social. Previously Beirut @ Arab Institute for Women. Home: .
The restoration of the golden helmet of #Coțofenești has started. The Gaeto-Dacian helmet was stolen from the @drentsmuseum.bsky.social Museum in Assen in January 2025 but recovered and returned to Bucharest last April. #kunstroof
. @panenkanl.bsky.social vakantiekorting op o.a. mijn boek "Proletariaat aan de bal" en het meest recente nummer van Panenka Magazine, met daarin een geschiedenis van het voetbal in Oost-Europa. 🛒 tinyurl.com/y2t4838d
#FridayFact: In 🇧🇬 Bulgaria construction prices for new residential buildings (excluding residences for communities) increased by 166.1% between 2015-2025. The average across EU was 48.2%. 🏡 Read more👉 link.europa.eu/b7Fyp7
Useful overview of status of #Albania 🇦🇱, #Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦, #Kosovo 🇽🇰, #Montenegro 🇲🇪 and #NorthMacedonia 🇲🇰 in EU accession process. #EU_accession Source: Kos_Data
Euro area annual #inflation up to 3.2% in May 2026. The highest annual rates were recorded in 🇷🇴 #Romania (9.7%) and 🇧🇬 #Bulgaria (6.3%). ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/...
Volgende week zondag is het #vaderdag. Sokken verdwijnen in de la, een fles wijn raakt leeg en een luchtje vervliegt. Maar een goed voetbalverhaal blijft hangen. @panenkanl.bsky.social korting op #Proletariaataandebal voor je partner en kinderen! 🛒 www.panenka-magazine.com/boeken
In de nieuwe @panenkanl.bsky.social een speciaal dossier over het ontstaan van het moderne #voetbal. Met o.a. mijn artikel over hoe voetbal naar de Balkan en Oost-Europese steppen kwam. Pre-order: www.panenka-magazine.com/product-page...
🇧🇬🗳 Former President Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria has won the parliamentary elections by a landslide. With 97.52% of the ballots counted, his new political movement is heading towards an absolute majority. This likely marks the end of five years of political impasse in #Bulgaria. #elections 1/9
🇧🇬🗳 Surprising development through the night: With 96.41% of the ballots counted at 11:00 this morning, Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria has almost 45% of the vote, which means they have a majority in the 240-member National Assembly. #bulgaria #elections #избори2026
🇧🇬🗳 Exit poll by Alpha: Progressive Bulgaria - 37.5% GERB - 16.2% PP-DB - 14.3% DPS - 8.4% Vazrazhdane - 4.9% BSP – 4.1% #bulgaria #elections #избори2026
🇧🇬🗳 First exit poll, by Market Links: PB - 39% GERB - 15% PP-DB -14% DPS - 8% Vazrazhdane - 5% BSP - 4% #bulgaria #elections #избори2026
🇧🇬🗳 Official turnout data as of 4 PM indicates a turnout of 34.6% as of 4 PM—more than ~9 points higher than in the most recent previous election. #bulgaria #elections #избори2026
🇧🇬🗳 Voter turnout at 11:00 was 12.12%, announced Central Election Commission spokesperson Rositsa Mateva. By comparison in previous parliamentary elections on 27 October 2024 turnout at this hour was 9.55% and on 9 June 2023 it was 8.35%. Voters know what is at stake! #bulgaria #elections #избори2026
🇧🇬🗳 Voter turnout was 8% at 10:00 local time. Voting began at 07:00, with over 6.5 million citizens eligible to participate. Voters can cast their ballots either by paper or machine at over12,700 polling stations nationwide and nearly 500 abroad. Polls close at 20:00. #bulgaria #elections #избори2026
🇧🇬🗳 Former president Rumen Radev just cast his vote. Radev resigned in January and has since formed his own political movement. Radev's "Progressive Bulgaria" has been leading in the polls by a wide margin ever since. #bulgaria #elections #избори2026
🇧🇬🗳 Bulgarians are heading to the polls today for the eight time in five years. I will be reporting throughout the day about the voting process, parties and candidates, and what is at stake. #bulgaria #elections #избори2026
De Roemeense kunstschatten die vorig jaar uit het Drents Museum werden gestolen, keren volgende week terug in #Roemenië, aldus een regeringswoordvoerder. #kunstroof #coțofenești agerpres.ro/politic/2026...
Nog 5 dagen boekenweek, nog 5 dagen korting❗️Nog tot en met komende zondag, 15% korting op onze boeken & gratis verzending, inclusief mijn boek "Proletariaat aan de bal: Voetbal achter het voormalige IJzeren Gordijn". Zie het volledige aanbod via: www.panenka-magazine.com/boeken
Donderdag was de officiële presentatie van "Proletariaat aan de bal". Dank aan Arthur Huizinga, die het eerste exemplaar in ontvangst nam, en de vele vrienden, collega's, belangstellenden die het een feestelijke avond maakten! En dank aan Susan, Lars en Pegasus boekhandel staf voor de gastvrijheid!
In 2024, 🇭🇷Croatia (23%) and 🇧🇬Bulgaria (24%) had the lowest shares of perceived independence of the justice system in the EU. #anticorruption #corruption #ruleoflaw #AntiCorruptionDay
📖🎊 De boekpresentatie van "Proletariaat aan de bal" vindt plaats op *donderdag 18 december* bij boekhandel Pegasus (Singel 367, Amsterdam). Arthur Huizinga, schrijver en redacteur bij NOS Sport, zal het eerste exemplaar in ontvangst nemen. Komt allen! www.pegasusboek.nl/blog/post/18...
🗳️🇲🇰 #NorthMacedonia: A landslide victory by the ruling nationalist VMRO-DPMNE in yesterday's local #elections. This does not bode well for the #EUaccession process and breaking the deadlock around required constitutional change.
🗳️🇲🇰 #NorthMacedonia There are no exit polls. The State Election Commission (DIK) is obliged to report the preliminary final results no later than 24 hours after the closing of the polling stations. #elections