Ms. Barzilska has broad experience in political, security and regulatory risk assessment in Eastern and Western European countries. She covers political and regulatory developments in the European Union, working on topics such as the European Green Deal, EU budget developments and digital transition policies. Previously, she worked as a business and political journalist covering the financial services industry, fiscal policy developments in the EU and the political response to major events such as the Greek sovereign debt crisis and the refugee influx into Europe.

Ms. Barzilska attained a Bachelor's in Economics, specializing in accounting, and a Master's in Economics, specializing in financial management from the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) Sofia and a Master of Arts in European Studies from King's College London. She speaks Bulgarian, English, Russian and German.