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The Schengen effect: What changes with full membership?
The borders will be open on 1 January 2025, but Bulgaria’s infrastructure will have a hard time absorbing all the traffic

Russia’s floating petrol stations near the Bulgarian coast
Moscow’s "ghost fleet" of tankers undercuts marine fuel prices just off Bulgarian territorial waters and might be circumventing EU sanctions

Ruse truck parking scheme: Taki’s shadow at the Bulgarian-Romanian border
The private truck parking facility was launched by the municipality of Ruse and is linked to the same entities controlling the Kapitan Andreevo crossing at Bulgaria's border with Turkey

The week: Rumors of Bulgarian extinction are greatly exaggerated
For once, good demographic news; gambling ban - better late than never and a big mining investment

The week: Finally, some money for the cities
Money for the regions, Mud for political enemies, Solar for our neighbors

A customs boss, a police chief and a "very expensive" watch: the first strike of the new anti-corruption agency
Two strange stories from last week converge into one

The week: Entering the euro - what's love got to do with it
Trust and the Euro, How to make money disappear, Customs in disarray

The week: No country for the old
The young have made it through, The rotation is now a centrifuge, Bulgarian football goes for old

The week: A second private border?
A private Schengen, Elections loom again, How hard is it to buy trains

The week: The mystery of the Bulgarian housing market
The (very) strange Bulgarian housing market, a not so strange election and a bag of coke

Bulgaria's 2023 Budget: Salary Increases for Public Sector Workers
Following an 11-hour session, Parliament approved various new expenditures, focusing on salary hikes.