Dimitar Keranov
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Dimitar Keranov is a program assistant with GMF’s Engaging Central Europe program in Berlin. His areas of expertise are democratization and Bulgarian politics. Prior to joining GMF, Keranov worked at the Institut für Europäische Politik in Berlin and in the private sector.
Keranov holds a master’s degree in governance from the University of Hagen and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the Free University of Berlin. In addition to his native Bulgarian, he speaks English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Serbian, Russian, Czech, and Afrikaans.
Featured Work
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![People waving Bulgarian flags under a statue of a lion](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2024-06/shutterstock_1984449239.jpg.webp?itok=DtAmTsBS)
June 14, 2024
Dimitar Keranov looks at Bulgaria, where the European Parliament vote played second fiddle to yet another inconclusive national election....
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![North Macedonia - voting booths and ballot box - election concept - 3D illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2024-05/shutterstock_2348857879.jpg.webp?itok=MzwMh6lK)
May 2, 2024
The May 8 elections will be crucial for North Macedonia’s EU membership negotiations, with the campaign dominated by complicated relations with...
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![Skyline of Zagreb Croatia](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2024-04/shutterstock_421888582.jpg.webp?itok=f4osyZHB)
April 5, 2024
The long-governing Croatian Democratic Union and the opposition president are heading for a clash in early parliamentary elections, whose outcome...
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![Alexander II monument, Bulgarian parliament and Cathedral Alexander Nevsky.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2024-02/shutterstock_647147203.jpg.webp?itok=8gzaoxy6)
February 23, 2024
As a NATO and EU member, Bulgaria has the potential to play an important role in Black Sea security, but the country’s complex relationship with...
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![Giurgiu, Romania - July 1, 2021: Drivers show the border police officer documents at the land border and customs between Bulgaria and Romania.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2023-12/shutterstock_2094630970.jpg.webp?itok=dREVArs3)
December 4, 2023
Bulgaria and Romania hope to receive the green light to join the EU’s visa-free travel area by the end of the year....
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![Small flags of the Bulgaria on an abstract blurry background.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2023-10/shutterstock_2265225767.jpg.webp?itok=lF0hSzX0)
October 20, 2023
Squabbles in the run-up to municipal elections could escalate into a full-blown crisis and yet another parliamentary election. ...
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![Patriarchal church at Tsarevets fortress, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria and waving flag of Bulgaria](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2023-07/shutterstock_540470488.jpg.webp?itok=3e0xlzu-)
July 17, 2023
The unexpected recent formation in Bulgaria of a government by the two largest parties suggested the political crisis that had led to five...