It may be an issue, but I don’t think it’s anywhere near the list of most significant ones. Hungary has improved a lot in recent years, while having a similar fertility rate.

Not really, they are either too old or dead at this point.

This seems credible, nothing other than rumors in Bulgaria. I will make sure to update the post once this is official and when we have a bit more information.

Likely because the contents taped phone call were slightly less damning than the actual allegations. Filipov (construction company boss) claimed that there were two phone calls, and that the second was likely taped as the tone was different. The claim was before the leak happened too. I have absolutely no clue why the BFS representative still slid in an implied threat in material intended to be leaked. I was mindboggled as I was listening.

The game will most likely be played, at the moment, Karzhali is the place with the highest probability. I’ve just started writing a post explaining the situation (and what led to it) in detail, should be up within an hour.